Off campus

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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...