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....
Football
NFL continues downward sprial
Author: Joe Siegal The NFL regular season is winding down with a second round of scrutiny and an ultimate resolution to the Ray Rice domestic violence...
Arts & Entertainment
Photographers portray climate change’s effects
Author: Donovan Dennis The photographs are haunting both in what they depict and what they predict: Low-lying slums inundated by water, the destruction of New Orleans’...
Football
NFL still has much to prove
Author: Ryan Whalen Last year, when former Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked his then-fiancée (now wife) Janay Palmer unconscious in an elevator, the National Football...
2015
World News 4.0
Author: Ximena Santiago Greece. An anonymous Greek collector recently spent $23,000 on a cracker that survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The 103-year-old English biscuit...
2016
‘Starchitect’ speaks at Disney Concert Hall
Author: Malcolm MacLeod An older man wearing thin glasses and a postboy cap admires a tall paper structure with billowing folds like sails in the wind....
2016
Apple’s open letter sheds light on privacy issues
Author: Peter Johnson Tens of thousands have flocked to Twitter on their Apple iPhones, tweeting with the hashtag #FBIvsApple. Ironically, the National Security Administration (NSA) may...
2016
LA’s finest museums are cheap and within reach
Author: Paul Sirri On a tight college budget, it seems impossible to spend time off campus without breaking the bank. While restaurants, retail stores and movie...
2016
Running Club shares the best hikes for woodsy Tigers
Author: Cory Lomberg Moon Canyon Park, 1.8 miles from campus Tucked away in the hills of Mount Washington, Moon Canyon Park offers a web of trails for...
