Tag: los angeles
LA Through the Window
Ina Morton (sophomore) claims that last year, she had the most beautiful commute in the world. During her first year at Occidental, on the...
LA residents march on City Hall in global strike against climate...
In Los Angeles, thousands marched toward City Hall for the Global Climate Strike Sept. 20. Activists demonstrated in order to pressure leaders to take action at the United Nations...
“3rd LA” event illuminates issues of shade and equity in Los...
The final installment of the 2019 "3rd LA" speaker series took place in Choi Auditorium at Occidental College April 17. Titled “Turn Off the Sunshine:...
Mayor Eric Garcetti to speak at 2019 commencement
Occidental College announced April 7 that Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles and former Occidental professor, will be the commencement speaker for the Class of 2019 May...
Occidental’s music program among top 20 in nation, only liberal arts...
The music department at Occidental is among the top 20 music programs in the nation, according to an article published by Billboard March 25. According to...
“3rd LA” series uses architecture to question Los Angeles’ identity
Occidental College’s “3rd LA Project” series began March 6 at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater in East Hollywood with a lecture titled “Is There An L.A. Sensibility? Place and...
Student workers reduce hours to avoid reaching earnings cap
In July 2018, student workers were recommended to work no more than 10 hours per week in their on-campus jobs for the 2018–2019 academic...
As LA’s first Chief Design Officer, professor Christopher Hawthorne is the...
After 14 years at the LA Times, Occidental professor Christopher Hawthorne accepted a position as the first chief design officer for the city of Los Angeles in 2018 to help build the future of the city.
A look into the creation of new academic majors
In successive years, Occidental has added new majors to its catalog. Occidental's most recent additions include computer science in 2016 and Black studies in 2017, both of which...
Don’t do it for the ‘Gram, travel for more than just...
It’s a modern-day conundrum: if I don’t post a picture of myself somewhere, did I actually go there? Last October, I traveled back home to...