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Student band Barstool Deskjob is ‘bigger than a genre’
Since their first year at Occidental, students Ben Rashleigh Torres (junior), Liam Williams (junior), Cate Norton (junior) and Abby (junior) have been in a...
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“The Christians” recasts popular understandings of faith
Occidental's theater department will showcase its production of “The Christians” Nov. 5-8 in Keck Theater with free tickets for students. According to director Laural Meade, resident professor...
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Congo Week spotlights DRC, market interrupted by filming on campus
Throughout the week of Oct. 18-24, student organizations at Occidental collaborated to host events in recognition of Congo Week. The week culminated in a fundraising event:...
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Library mural will honor generations of Latinx activism
The Latina/o & Latin American Studies (LLAS) Department and the Mary Norton Clapp Library are collaborating on a mural project led by LA-based mixed-media artist Marlené...
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Erica Garcia’s unique eyeshadow lights up the Marketplace
On the righthand side of the Marketplace checkout counters is Erica Garcia, wearing vibrant eyeshadow every weekday morning. Garcia said she started working at...
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HIST 346 includes three-week trip to China
Professor and department chair of Asian Studies and Faculty Council President Alexander Day is teaching HIST 346: The Transformation of Rural and Urban China this semester...
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No-Sap Valentines put the power of the press in students’ hands
Hidden in the old wing of Occidental’s Mary Norton Clapp Library lies Occidental's Letterpress, The Lowercase Printshop, a studio decorated floor to ceiling with creative and...
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Occidental alumni and students join second Trivia Night
Occidental alumni and students teamed up for Alumni and Student Trivia Night at the Global Forum in Johnson Hall. Hosted by the Samuelson Alumni...
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American Sign Language makes its debut at weekly language tables
There’s a new language in the Marketplace. The weekly Language Tables sessions — which take place in the Marketplace on Tuesdays from 12:15 p.m. to...
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Nikkei Student Union builds connections between Japanese Americans across California
While walking among the many club tables on the academic quad during this spring’s Involvement Fair (iFair), one table decked out with candies, Pocky...
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Cauleen Smith confronts American history through the ‘The Warden’ art installation
Cauleen Smith, multimedia artist and filmmaker, gave a guest lecture about her most recent art installation titled “The Warden” in Choi Auditorium Feb. 3....
