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‘The beauty within the struggle’: Angelenos practice mutual aid in times of uncertainty

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In the midst of ICE raids continuing to sweep LA in 2026, and stricter requirements to receive SNAP food benefits that started Feb. 1, Angelenos are coming together to help fellow community members survive through mutual aid, the voluntary exchange of resources between people for mutual benefit. Mutual aid is a more horizontally structured system than charity work, which tends to consist of people giving...
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Occidental ranks 13th in national Fulbright Award acceptance

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers American undergraduates the funds to study, teach or conduct research in over 135 countries. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently...
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Student develops suicide prevention bot for online messaging platform Discord

Occidental student Liv G (junior), who has asked to keep their last name anonymous for privacy, said that a suicide prevention bot which they developed for...
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Women’s Twentieth Century Club enters the 21st century

The Women’s Twentieth Century Club of Eagle Rock aims to create spaces for women to come together and help their local community through public service, according to...
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‘Every moment is a gift’: Senior center Valentine’s dance

Seniors gathered at the Highland Park Adult Senior Citizen Center Feb. 12 for a Valentine’s Day dance featuring music, dancing and social activities, according...
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Highland Theatre purchase ignites cautious optimism

After an indefinite closure beginning in February 2024, the century-old Highland Theatre was recently purchased by actor and director Kristen Stewart, with the goal of maintaining...
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NELA small businesses show solidarity amid ICE activity

Small businesses in Highland Park are responding to increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity with signage, temporary closures and community events following...
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Opinion: ‘Hamnet’ answers Shakespeare’s most famous question

“He lives not.” Before seeing Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet,” one of the top contenders to win this year’s Academy Award for Best Picture, I had never sat in...
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Opinion: ‘Together We Are America’: A halftime show that we couldn’t ignore

Seconds after Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime performance ended, my phone lit up with messages from family and friends; some expressed pride, while...
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Opinion: Unrivaled league rivals WNBA

"Everyone Watches Women's Sports." Sure. As a female athlete, I've always paid attention to the sports I played, but I never really expanded beyond...
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Opinion: How being a Barb became a lesson in loyalty and skepticism

As a Black woman who grew up with Nicki Minaj’s mixtapes on repeat, her brazen confidence felt like a playbook, a way to be...
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‘The beauty within the struggle’: Angelenos practice mutual aid in times of uncertainty

Ava LaLonde -
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In the midst of ICE raids continuing to sweep LA in 2026, and stricter requirements to receive SNAP food benefits that started Feb. 1, Angelenos are coming together...
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