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....
Arts & Entertainment
Hipsters, apocalypse combine in student play
Author: Jane Drinkard Bearded, bespectacled, dark-roast sipping hipsters muddle about a coffee shop in Northeast Los Angeles. They text vigorously on their iPhones, talk philosophy...
2014
Local sandwich shop serves up a relaxed atmosphere
Author: Malcolm MacLeod By halfway through the first semester, Marketplace food can become repetitive for many students. Anyone looking for an alternative lunch spot with great...
2014
ATO residents placed on probation after neighbor complains
Author: Melina Devoney Eight members of the Occidental football team have been put on extended probation until May for complaints stemming from parties at their house,...
2015
Students travel to Nicaragua, volunteer with safe house and elementary school
Author: Daphne Auza A team of 10 students spent their spring break in Managua, Nicaragua, doing construction work at a safe house for young girls and...
2015
Block Party brings new, unusual brews to the boulevard
Author: Emma Lodes As of Aug. 28, students who frequent York Boulevard’s bar scene on Thursday nights have a new party to crash: Block Party. The...
2015
Oxy Arts to move into former Oxcy Mart property
Author: Charlotte Umanoff Following a selection process that took place over the summer, the building that previously housed Oxcy Mart on the corner of Armadale Avenue...
2015
College prepares for El Niño
Author: Andrea Tuemmler Occidental began the process of re-roofing Nov. 16 in preparation for the rainy season. The renovations are ongoing. Facilities is renovating and repairing the...
2016
Step by step: Learning to appreciate Southern California’s wilderness
Author: Malcolm MacLeod As a first year, I was part of the Nature Writing Cultural Studies Program (CSP) taught by professor Keith Naylor of the religious...
