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Book Club reads outside an ‘academic context’
According to Book Club president Sage Dezerin (senior), around 20 dedicated members attend the club each week and around 50 more students signed up...
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Anahid Yahjian tells a story of hybridity through MAC residency
Occidental’s Media Arts & Culture (MAC) department welcomed this year’s Artist-in-Residence, filmmaker Anahid Yahjian ‘11, Sept. 8-11. The residency included three events: a film screening...
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UEP course ‘demystifies the chicken’
Fostering chickens is essential coursework for "Urban Sustainability: Raising Animals as a Part of Regenerative Agriculture," an Urban & Environmental Policy (UEP) course. According...
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RAINS affirms Indigenous and Native identities on campus
For Indigenous students at Occidental, Resilient Alliance of Indigenous and Native Students (RAINS) is working to create a dedicated space to explore cultural identity and foster...
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Leaders of Million Dollar Hoods discuss mass incarceration in Los Angeles
Occidental's Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA) and the Center for Community Based Learning welcomed members of Million Dollar Hoods Nov. 27 in the Johnson...
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President Veitch hosts lunch with Chinese international students, concern arises regarding unmet needs
President Jonathan Veitch hosted a lunch for Chinese international students Nov. 28 in the Cushman Board Room. This past October, President Veitch traveled to...
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WINK spreads positive messages on Occidental’s bathroom mirrors and in uplifting group environment
Women Inspiring iNner Kindness (WINK) is a new club in the midst of establishing itself on campus, with the goal of creating a supportive community...
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The Occidental’s 36 Questions That Lead to Love … at Occidental
The following is based on a 1997 study by psychologist Arthur Aron that examined whether the intimacy between two strangers can be accelerated by answering a...
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Betty Avila, executive director of Self Help Graphics, visits Occidental
Betty Avila, executive director of Self Help Graphics, spoke to students and community members Nov. 26 as part of the Oxy Arts Speaker Series. Avila spoke...
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No puppies or art at student sketch comedy club 2 Paws Up’s premiere, but lots of laughs
Marketing itself as "small but mighty" in promotions, Occidental's emerging sketch comedy club, 2 Paws Up, debuted its first show Nov. 16. The group's...
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“BlacKkKlansman” screening and Q&A with screenwriters draw parallels between 1970’s and today’s politics
The Media Arts and Culture (MAC), American Studies and Writing & Rhetoric departments as well as the Black Studies program hosted a screening of the...
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Oxy Arts Initiate! recipients exhibit thoughtful, interdisciplinary art projects at reception
The reception for Oxy Arts Initiate! honored eight students and their three projects covering topics from running to fashion to transnational blackness, Nov. 15....
