To many, opera conjures strange or boring images, such as scenes of stuffy singers with horns on their head, rooted to a single spot on the stage and howling at the audience for hours on end. Pacific Opera Project's most recent production, “Falstaff,” throws out these conventions, with even the most tender moments of soft singing interrupted by a raunchy...

Tristan Santos Though the men's cross country team has only competed in one race so far, first-year runner Tristan Santos is already making a name for himself. In addition to placing 3rd out of all Tigers in a race against Pomona-Pitzer on Sept. 1, Santos has also broken the Occidental preseason time trial record. Although Santos is enjoying the Southern...

The women's volleyball team (2-4 overall, 1-1 SCIAC) started conference play this weekend with back-to-back matches against the University of Redlands Friday night and Pomona-Pitzer Saturday night. It captured a 3-1 victory over the Panthers but struggled late in their 3-2 loss to the Sagehens. After dropping their first set of the match against Redlands, Occidental seemed to find their...

Move over, Dre: the biggest hip-hop mogul of 2015 turned out to be Hollywood. The enormous success of the West Coast rap group N. W. A.’s biographical picture “Straight Outta Compton” last month signifies the beginning of a new era in hip-hop, one in which the general public’s view of the genre won’t just be formed by radio-worthy singles, but...

Tod Kawada Last Wednesday featured the return of soccer forward Tod Kawada (sophomore), who missed the first six games of the season due to an ankle sprain and knee injury. Kawada had one goal and one assist against La Verne. The scored the game-winner in the 58th minute at Jack Kemp Stadium, continuing the Tigers' current undefeated streak. The young...

As a supporter of Bernie Sanders, my only decision when following the GOP race is which candidate is the lesser of what is now 13 evils. I decided during the first Republican debate that Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Carly Fiorina seemed like the three sanest of the GOP candidates for the 2016 election. Still, during the most recent debate...

Soaring notes of violin, expressive riffs, and the quick pattering of fingers across Hindustani drums resonated out of Booth Hall Sept. 14 when renowned classical Hindustani musician Sangeeta Shankar and her accompanist Neelamjit Dhillon presented their North Indian craft to a crowd of enthralled community members. Music professor David Trasoff invited the pair to Occidental for his new class, Music...

As the only child to two first-generation immigrants, navigating the college process was scary, stressful and difficult. I approached the search not having a clear idea of what characteristics I wanted in a college. I thought I wanted a small school, yet my parents questioned whether a big school would be more suitable. They thought I would thrive in a...

Nothing speaks to Los Angeles food culture like the taco truck. Mobile restaurants that fully comply with California Health and Safety codes, these street vendors dole out everything from tacos to sopes. The Occidental Weekly visited seven trucks in Eagle Rock and Highland Park to discover what makes each truck unique, unearth their origins and sample their chow. La Estrella,...

From York Boulevard to the Marketplace, Berry Bowl is surfing the health food movement and taking the suddenly trendy neighborhood of Highland Park by storm. The problem is, most of neighborhood’s residents are not who Berry Bowl is catering to. The store markets itself to a clientele that can afford its "Organic. Raw. Natural." mission, but its emphasis on sustainability...