Perla Duran

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Opinion: Binging junk food romance is healthier than you think

If you’re anything like me, your love for reading books started at your elementary school’s annual Scholastic Book Fair. All of my classmates, including myself,...

Opinion: The Multicultural Summer Institute, the beginning of my college experience

Receiving an email that I would be traveling 2,000 miles away from home to Oxy’s Multicultural Summer Institute (MSI) seemed scary at first: I had to...

‘Consistente, pero creciendo’ Lemon Poppy Kitchen celebra 10 años

Read in English here Traducido por Caroline Palumbo '23 Este Marzo marca 10 años de Lemon Poppy Kitchen, con sus acentos amarillos y brunches especiales, mermeladas y...

‘Consistent, but growing’ Lemon Poppy Kitchen celebrates 10 years

This March marks 10 years of Lemon Poppy Kitchen's signature yellow accents and specialty brunches, jams, breads and bakery items served from its Glassell...

Toni Thompson and Beau Brauer share a love for team community as Occidental’s Athletes of the Week

Toni Thompson Occidental women’s basketball player Toni Thompson (sophomore) was named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s (SCIAC) Defensive Athlete of the Week on Feb. 7. Thompson...

Opinion: Local coffee shops, you haven’t bean yet?

Looking back on my first semester in college, I think about all the dark evenings spent cooped up in a study room at the...

LA icon Patt Morrison ’74 stays devoted to Occidental and the mission of journalism

Patt Morrison ’74 is an award-winning L.A. Times journalist, Occidental College alumna and this year's “Greg Critser '80 Memorial Talking Books Series” speaker. The series is...

A peek into York Blvd’s newest food hot spot: Bagel + Slice

Bagel + Slice, a new restaurant serving locally sourced pizza and bagels, will open next to Oxy Arts in a shared building on York...