Tag: culture
Murales en LA exhiben legado a Kobe Bryant: ‘Como un superhéroe’
Traducido por Jessica Borovoy '24 Read in English here Hace más de dos años, el 26 de enero de 2020, un accidente de helicóptero tomó la...
How small is too small? Students speak to Occidental’s ‘close-knit community’
Occidental College is situated on a 120-acre campus and is home to just under 2,000 students, giving students the opportunity to get to know many of their...
“Shang-Chi” shines as an authentic, cross-cultural success
As a kid in China I went through childhood with Cinderella schoolbags, James P. Sullivan stickers and Mickey and Minnie Mouse pencil cases. I...
Opinion: Dear influencers, please stop moving to Hawaiʻi for content
Raindrops pounded outside my sliding glass door as I opened YouTube on my laptop. The first video to catch my eye was a commonly...
Local artist Dorian Wood is a ‘vessel for change’
Dorian Wood was born in Echo Park and raised in NELA where they have spent the majority of their career working as a singer, composer,...
ICC, Academic Commons and Special Collections collaborate in hosting events for...
The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) partnered with the Academic Commons and Special Collections and Archives to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month Sept. 15 – Oct....
‘Music is kind of like journaling for me’ — Musicians and...
COVID-19 has presented Occidental's student musicians with both challenges and artistic breakthroughs. While some student musicians have enjoyed the process of creating music in...
Review: “Borat 2” is an indecent plea for basic decency
If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that existential threats can wear the most clownish of costumes. No one knows this better than Sacha...
Occidental students design sustainable clothing in the age of fast fashion
With an abundance of free time during the initial months of the COVID-19 lockdown, students at Occidental started small businesses where they upcycle old...
‘Empowering a community:’ Filipino American History Month events center art and...
Filipino American History Month is celebrated throughout October, and this year, members of the Filipino American arts community in NELA and Historic Filipinotown have...