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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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LA Kobe Bryant murals paint legacy: ‘Like a superhero’
Over two years ago, on Jan. 26, 2020, a helicopter crash claimed the lives of nine people, including basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna...
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Isabel Martinez’s artwork shows ‘importance of honoring our truth’ at Avenue 50 Studio
Adorning the walls of the Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park are paintings that feature insects, animals and women in vivid colors, with mediums ranging from...
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From special sunset-watching spots to a jump rope lover, stories of Valentine’s Day from The Occidental
Shreya Srinivasan (junior): Valentine’s in elementary school: my brother entertains my mother in bed while my father and I make pancakes in the kitchen. Dad...
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You may want drugs and sex, but do you want Euphoria?
HBO's Euphoria is on Season Two, Episode Six and has garnered a wide range of audience reactions: from TikTok trends that cheekily make fun...
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Kevin D. Richardson of Central Park 5 speaks of his experience and contemporary activism at ICC event
Occidental's Intercultural Community Center (ICC) kicked off Black History Month with a conversation Feb. 4 between Kevin D. Richardson, one of the exonerated Central...
A Day in the Life
Victor Chico: karate master, trickster and the ‘family man’ of the Postal Operations Center
Known for his commitment to community service, karate and his students, Postal Operations Manager Victor Chico has worked at Occidental since 1994. Postal Operations Supervisor...
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Julika Lackner’s Language of Color
“Evening Mile: The Paintings of Julika Lackner” was born out of the pandemic and offers a new vision of familiar views from around Eagle...
