Living and learning while hidden in the concrete maze of Los Angeles, it is easy to forget that the world is not a never-ending city. L. A. may be a hotspot for pop culture and the arts, and we have access to museums, concerts, and sports events, but just outside the fringes of L. A.'s sprawling, gritty metropolis lies some...

A Chicano gangster looms with his arms extended, crucified on a cross, with a tattoo of the Virgin Mary across his stomach and burning cigarette in his mouth. Across his chest sprawl the words: "SOY lLEGAL". The modern artistic rendition of Christ, a potent symbol of immigrant plight in the U. S., is the work of famous muralist George Yepes....

More often than not, club sports at Occidental are overshadowed by the prestige of NCAA-sanctioned sports. While men’s lacrosse and hockey are the well-known club sports, the quirky ones like fencing and Quidditch tend to go unnoticed. A variety of levels of competitiveness and time commitment makes it possible for anyone to participate. Some rare sports may fly under the...

Last Tuesday, Herrick Chapel rang with the strong voices and powerful instrumentation of Entre Mujeres, a group of Chicana women coming together to express the hardships of immigration and the joys of life and womanhood through song. Their mission--"making music across borders"--is a modern take on Son-Joracho stye music and spoke to the themes of this year's CSP California Immigration...