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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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Eagle Rock Poke Shack is open for business
Colorado Boulevard's newest poke spot, Eagle Rock Poke Shack, had its grand opening March 17. The restaurant is a quick drive from campus and owned by...
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REACH representatives discuss Wabanaki visibility and advocacy
Penthea Burns and Esther Anne, co-founders of Maine-Wabanaki Reconciliation-Engagement-Advocacy-Change-Healing (REACH), came to Occidental April 2–3 to host several events intended to illuminate the stories...
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Sex, sun and scandal: “Liberated” film explores darker side to spring break
The movie opens as swarms of college fraternity boys in neon T-shirts covered in slogans such as “Show me your tits” and “All I...
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WYSE week serves to empower and bring together women
The Occidental chapter of the organization Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE) hosted a series of events promoting the club's mission: to empower and support...
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“Icarus’ Mother” wants audience to wrestle with weight of nuclear war
Students, faculty and community members gathered on the grass outside Lower Herrick March 30 and 31 to watch the one-act play, "Icarus’ Mother," directed by professor James...
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Hip Hop breakout CupcakKe lights up campus
Elizabeth Harris, better known by her stage name CupcakKe, performed at a KOXY concert March 30 in Sycamore Glen. East Coast native rapper Khalif Diouf, known...
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Ilana Kaufman on the intersection of identity, social groups and anti-semitism
Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Director at the East Bay Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Ilana Kaufman hosted a lecture about anti-Semitism and community...
