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TSU smoothes transition for transfer students
Paul Diamond (senior) said he and Steven Garcia (senior), co-presidents of the Transfer Student Union (TSU), were roommates living in a transfer suite in Norris...
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Friezer photography showcases NELA history
The Joe and Henk Friezer Photography Negatives came to Occidental’s Special Collections in 2015. “One Step Beyond,” an exhibit which opened Sept. 10 in the...
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Collaboration fuels innovative Marketplace menu
Asuzena Bravo, Marketplace sous chef, supervises the cooks and develops the five-week menu rotation. Bravo said she has been working with Campus Dining at Occidental...
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Falling ‘Head Over Heels’ in love with the spring musical
Occidental College’s theater department is bringing to the stage “Head Over Heels,” a musical comedy consisting of songs by the 1980s female rock band,...
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Conversation on ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ unifies indigenous wisdom and Western science
Occidental's Community Book Program selected the book “Braiding Sweetgrass: indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer for its 2023-2024 reading. Feb. 6 Occidental...
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‘Dindin’ screening imparts valuable filmmaking lessons
Independent, low-budget film "Dindin" came to Occidental College in a screening jointly hosted by the Media Arts & Culture (MAC) and Theater & Performance Studies...
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The 2024 Grammys’ ‘year for women’ was long overdue
The 66th annual Grammy Awards brought audiences many things: the announcement of a new Taylor Swift album, a viral performance of Tracy Chapman performing her hit...
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Humanities for Just Communities combines with first-year seminar courses to promote humanities and social justice
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Extending throughout the first floor of the Academic Commons is the work of over 60 first-year students, in the form of visual and interactive...
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Occidental Glee Club returns from Italy
Three days a week, the voices of 37 students harmonize and travel through Booth Hall; but just a few weeks ago, the enchanting sound...
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Auditions Kick Off For Feminist “Legally Blonde” Musical
Auditions and callbacks were underway last week for “Legally Blonde,” Occidental’s largest spring production. Isabel Friedl (junior), who auditioned for the musical, said that...
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Finding peace at meditation club
Surrounded by the grandiose architecture of Upper Herrick, a group of students regularly gather to sit in silence. Occidental's meditation club meets bi-weekly for...
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Outside Occidental: “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy” exhibit
Multimedia artist André Heller’s 1987 “Luna Luna” exhibit in Hamburg, Germany Park, featuring a combination of artistic movements from Dadaism to Neo-expressionism, has been reborn in Los...
