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McKinnon Center publishes first book, “America and the World in the Age of Obama,” by Professor Derek Shearer

The McKinnon Center for Global Affairs released its first publication, "America and the World in the Age of Obama," earlier this month. The book...

Search for new Child Development Center director raises concerns among faculty

A contentious nine-month search for the new director of the Child Development Center (CDC) on campus officially came to a close April 17, when...

Facing loss and grief in college: Let’s talk about death, baby

I remember vividly the first time I saw the rings on the inside of a tree. We took a field trip to Central Park...

AGC occupation survey results

In November 2016, hundreds of students occupied the Arthur G. Coons (AGC) administrative building of Occidental College in protest against the college administration. They...

Campus community reflects on 2015 AGC occupation one year later

Last November, Occidental student activists began a movement seeking institutional change and administrative action regarding matters of diversity, equity and inclusion. These student activists...

Letter from the editor: The remedy to broken trust is the benefit of the doubt

We have to stop with this “ignorant till proven woke” philosophy that is pervasive across college campuses. It’s petty, pompous and unproductive. We have...

Letter from the editor: Dislike both candidates? Then vote for Hillary

There are good reasons to dislike — even hate — this year’s Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. But voting for a third party candidate,...

We give you: The Occidental Weekly 2.0

About six years ago, The Occidental Weekly was struggling to keep up. The school hired a new advisor to help whip the paper into...