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....

World News – Week of March 2nd

Author: Clark Scally Ukraine. Russian troops have surrounded ports and cities in the Crimean peninsula. Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the Duma parliament for authority to...

World News Issue 10

Author: William Stupp Guinea. The death toll for a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has passed 100, according the World Health Organization....

Landfill expansion sparks an environmental dialogue

Author: Carmen Triola Sustainability has become a hot-button issue in Eagle Rock in light of recent protests to shut down Glendale’s Scholl Canyon landfill. Located...

Media unfairly blasts Bryant

Author: Joe Siegal The National Basketball Association (NBA) season has not even begun, and yet criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers has already reached a critical...

College acquires ‘Ocxy Store’ building for $1.59 million, plans York retail expansion

Author: Jane Drinkard Occidental recently purchased the building that houses Ocxy Store, a liquor store frequented by students, on the corner of York Boulevard and Armadale...

Two years after city lifts ban, mural community thrives

Author: Malcolm Macleod In the 1980s, LA was considered the mural capital of the world. But in 2002, public murals were banned after unsightly graffiti tags...

Geo Jocks: Chilean Tsunami

Author: Emma Lodes Deep below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles off the coast of Chile, lies a monstrous, 6,000 km-long gouge in the...

Campus Safety: A ride-along with Nate Weiss

Author: George Newton They’re there when you’re locked out, when you need a ride back from the library after midnight and when the laundry machine is...