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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: Oceans Rising

Author: Donovan Dennis If Teen Vogue covers something, it must be big. So it is no surprise that the newest study on fast-rising sea levels made...

‘Duchamp to Pop’ at Norton Simon offers artistic survey

Author: Paul Sirri The Norton Simon Museum, located in Pasadena, recently unveiled their latest exhibition, “Duchamp to Pop.” The show features the creations of the innovative...

Occidental students join global Fight for $15 protests

Author: Gabriel Dunatov Occidental students joined a nationwide rally in downtown Los Angeles Thursday to support the Fight for $15 campaign. Students were led by Coalition...

RA pursues pet friendly housing

Author: Kate Bustamante Resident advisor Leah Corby (sophomore) submitted an application on Friday for a pet-friendly themed house sponsored by Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS)....

Show anything but a drag

Author: Mallory Fencil Dramatically lip syncing and parading around in extravagant outfits, drag queens are biological men who perform in women's clothing. Drag queens are one...

Former Occidental president nominated as Undersecretary of Education

Author: Haley Gray Former Occidental College President Ted Mitchell has been nominated for the position of Undersecretary of Education, awaiting Senate confirmation. After serving as president of...

Young Initiative takes Occidental Students Across the Globe

Author: Nina Greenebaum The Young Initiative on the Global Economy // (function(a){var b="embedly-platform",c="script";if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b;d.async=true;d.src=("https:"===document.location.protocol?"https":"http")+"://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js";var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c);e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}})(document); // On a particularly unremarkable Tuesday afternoon, Johnson 302 is filled with the...

Pasadena gets swinging, Lindy Groove jazzes up Thursdays

Author: Lena Smith On a stage at the front of the room, the DJ plays the first jazzy tune and the lights dim to a glow....