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....
2015
World News 3.0
Author: Ximena Santiago Uzbekistan. Local farmers of the Shaharteppa village in the Ferghana province were ordered to glue previously picked cotton back onto bushes in order...
2015
Geo Jocks: Shrinking Mountains
Author: Emma Lodes Of all Earth's natural wonders, mountains stand out as one of the most majestic, unignorable phenomena. They are prone to frigid, unpredictable and...
2016
What in the World 3
Author: Ximena Santiago North Korea. Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un published 375 new slogans on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea in the state-run newspaper Rodong...
2016
Geo Jocks: Mountains
Author: Donovan Dennis North America’s mountain ranges constitute a rather homogeneous crowd. Outside of Alaska and a sprinkling of mountains in Utah and the Desert Southwest,...
2016
A less than powerful Puff delight
Author: Frida Gurewitz Looking back on my childhood, it seems like my entire life was colored pink, blue and green. I grew up watching “The Powerpuff...
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...
