Charlotte Umanoff

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Radical party favors: the commodification of ‘wokeness’

A few weeks ago on Saturday Night Live, Ryan Gosling and the usual cast poked fun at millennial consumerism’s obsession with appearing socially conscious. They aired...

Letter to the editor by Occidental theater students

Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim once said, “I am always conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line...

Letter to the Editor from President Jonathan Veitch

As Faculty Council President Anthony Chase and I reported at the March faculty meeting, the March 10 immigration policy symposium Occidental organized with the...

In defense of the side hug: Why we all need more platonic touch

  When I arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina this past July, I thought that everyone was flirting with me. While we can probably chalk this...

Acclaimed hip-hop theater fusion ensemble, “Universes,” takes the stage in Thorne

Just shy of 7:30 p.m.Friday, Feb. 3, four microphones stood against a fuchsia backdrop in Thorne Hall, patiently awaiting their respective storytellers to join...

Four Days in Jujuy

My world has always been small. I was born in a tiny New England town of 2,000 people. The city I've lived in for...