The Occidental Weekly

The 2010 Occidental College Student Film Festival brought laughter in celebration of anthropomorphized pennies and croquet balls, silence in awe of social injustices and physical strife, and giggling at naughty, college student jokes. Over 150 curious students gathered in Johnson 200 this past Thursday for the evening showings of the 13 selected films.… 1 Comment

Arriving at 7:30 p.m. at Thorne Hall last Friday night, I thought I would be quite early for Apollo Night. I was surprised to see that, although I was half an hour early, the patio was already crowded with people waiting for the doors to open. Occidental College's Apollo Night, taking its name from New York's famous Apollo Theater, has a reputation of being an important and enjoyable event.… Post the First Comment

On Feb. 23, the final installment of recordings by the legendary Johnny Cash hit the shelves. In 1994, Johnny Cash teamed up with noted hip-hop and hard rock producer Rick Rubin to release an album of bare bones songs entitled "American Recordings." These stripped-down records, devoid of heavy instrumentals and frills, featured Cash singing original songs and covers of both classic and contemporary hits, including Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" and Cash's now legendary rendition of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt.… Post the First Comment

This year the Academy Awards has upped its Best Picture nominees from five to 10. Since most people didn't get a chance to see all of them, I thought I'd give my say on these tenfold contenders. "Avatar" James Cameron's planet colonizing/native cultural assimilation/native love/science fiction story has had quite the divisive commentary.… Post the First Comment