A hurricane of unique sounds overwhelmed the jam-packed Echo nightclub last Tuesday as TeamSupreme took over the venue. TeamSupreme is an event where local alternative hip-hop DJs are provided with opportunities to showcase their skills. DJs were asked to produce a mix based on samples picked by a producer. Though the show got off to a slow start, artists grew...

Dressing well for Fall/Winter is kind of like rocket science: every step you take seems simple and obvious, but each one of them is crucial in terms of the final product. Everyone is impressed by rockets because so many little steps go into making them work. Similarly, everyone is impressed by a good winter outfit because it incorporates so many...

Sex, drugs and jazz: The defining elements of Laurie Pepper's early life swept up by the culture of arts and music in 1960s Echo Park. Now her hair is white, but her charming and devious grin is the same one that got her jobs photographing famous musicians and ushered her into a roller coaster marriage with world-famous mid-century jazz artist,...

The advent of photography in the mid-19th century ushered in a new age of expression with startling ramifications. Moments that could previously only be communicated through text or brush stroke can now be captured and memorialized for posterity. Events happening in one part of the world could now be brought to life in a living room on the other side...

The debate over whether or not women can have it all – a career and a family – has been of great concern as feminism has ebbed and flowed over the past few decades. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, women are earning more bachelor's and master's degrees than men are, but only 14 percent of women are...

Project S. A. F. E. organized Take Back the Month to bring attention to April as sexual assault awareness month. Previously known as Take Back the Night, and later Take Back the Week, the event has expanded to maximize student turnout, according to Project S. A. F. E. programming assistants (PAs) Fátima Avellan (senior) and Audrey Logan (senior). The members...

For the second time in three years, the Occidental men's rugby team will enter post-season play with an undefeated record. The team will soon be headed to the tournament that could put them in the national championship game, and both the players and Directors of Rugby Dallen Stanford and Patrick Guthrie ('86) are optimistic about the team's chances. The Blackshirts...

Students and faculty are pushing for the creation of a public health department. A new internship-based practicum, new classes and a proposed public health minor are all examples of the expanding offerings in this field of study at Occidental. The process of developing the new department began in 2011 when Kaiser Permanente awarded the college a planning grant, according to...

Students, faculty and administrators discussed the possibility of hiring a sustainability officer for the college at Occidental’s second annual Sustainability Forum last Thursday. University of California at Los Angeles' (UCLA) Sustainability Officer, Nurit Katz, and Pomona College’s Sustainability Coordinator, Ginny Routhe, each gave short presentations on their school's sustainability programs. The floor then opened for a panel discussion with Occidental...

Students took ten hours out of their weekend to tackle issues of communication and sustainability at Occidental at the Innovate Oxy problem solving event last Saturday. The event was hosted by the student club Oxypreneurship, which works in conjunction with Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) professor Sanjeev Khagram to promote entrepreneurial education on campus. According to Oxypreneurship Treasurer Cynthia Brzezinski...