River Lisius
24 Articles
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: How to write frantically and uncover joy in every corner of the collegiate newsroom
On one sun-drenched, jasmine-perfumed April day four years ago, I picked up my first copy of The Occidental from a campus newsstand on Admitted...
Anti-Asian Texts Coverage
‘It doesn’t meet the threshold’: Students who reported anti-Asian texts to the college detail the process, the search for solutions continues
Content warning: This article discusses texts that emerged in February between two Occidental students that included genocidal, racist speech toward Asian people. A series of...
Campus News
College sexual misconduct reported at rates three times higher than comparable period in 2019
Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual misconduct on campus. From Aug. 1 to Sept. 27 this year, 29 instances of sexual misconduct were...
Campus News
Fall 2021 semester poses “Double Red Zone”
Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault on campus. While moving onto campus for the first time is a celebratory achievement for students...
Campus News
Stories of hope, community and social justice from LA’s bookstores
Throughout the pandemic, LA's bookstores have closed, transitioned to curbside pickup and finally, partially reopened. Despite financial stress and other pandemic-related challenges, the bookstores...
Campus News
Canaries in a coal mine: What the Southwestern bird die-off can reveal about the environment
In search of dead birds, doctoral ornithology students at the University of New Mexico Nick Vinciguerra and Jenna McCullough arrived in Velarde, NM at...
Conversations from Quarantine
Conversation from quarantine: My mother, canoe expeditions and the inexplicable pull to water
Since quarantine began, I have been living at home with my parents in Maine. I remember missing them so much when I was at...
Culture
Letter from Farmington Falls, Maine
As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we are running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students. These...
