Off campus
Culture
Outside Occidental: “Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure” exhibit
The bright colors of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings harmonize with the lingering melodies of Nat King Cole and Jay Z in The Grand LA’s new...
Arts & Entertainment
Making room for creativity: Adult art classes at Oxy Arts
As part of the course Community Engagement in Education, Occidental students create relationships with community partners and participate in a service learning project. For their...
Abroad: A Storytelling Series
Faraway families: how international students stay connected to home
Students at Occidental come from 56 different countries outside of the United States, making up about 7 percent of the student body. Adam Elshamy (sophomore) lived in...
Culture
Drummer Lily Pesikoff keeps her own tempo with Enny Owl and the Backroom Rumors
At 18 years old, drummer and singer Lily Pesikoff (first year) is not even old enough to get into the clubs she plays at....
Community News
A peek into York Blvd’s newest food hot spot: Bagel + Slice
Bagel + Slice, a new restaurant serving locally sourced pizza and bagels, will open next to Oxy Arts in a shared building on York...
Culture
A return to noise with Ty Segall, live at the Teragram Ballroom
To anyone who has spent time on his Spotify page, Ty Segall looks about how you would expect — well-fed, serious and very friendly with his...
Campus News
Cross House squatters challenge college’s housing plans
At the end of August 2021, an Occidental employee notified the college that they had seen people inside a vacant college-owned property formerly known...
Off campus
Cori Vallembois to lead on diversity, inclusion as JEDI coordinator
In 2019, the NCAA passed new legislation that stated every NCAA institution must appoint a diversity and inclusion designee by Aug. 1, 2020. At...
2011
City Debates Temporarily Capping Marijuana Dispensaries
Author: Damian Mendieta, Ryan Strong admitted to frequenting the medical marijuana dispensaries. Last month, four separate campus safety investigations, following the discovery of marijuana in dorm...
2013
Editorial: Los Angeles mayoral race
Author: Since Councilman Eric Garcetti was first elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001 to represent District 13, which is centered in the...
2013
World News
Author: William Stupp Beijing. The third plenum of the 18th Central Committee of China's Communist Party took place this week, a four-day policy meeting attended by...
2014
Pedestrians must take back Eagle Rock Boulevard
Author: Stephen Nemeth One of the advantages of living in a small neighborhood like Eagle Rock is how close together everything and everyone is. But one...
