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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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“Seeing the Unseen” debuts as the first Oxy Initiate! student-curated exhibition
Kayla Williams and Jewel Phan (first years) curated their first art exhibit, "Seeing the Unseen" March 27 outside the student bookstore. The pair was one...
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Femme Empowerment Week 2017 highlights intersectionality of public health issues
Occidental's Public Health Club (PHC) hosted Femme Empowerment Week at various locations throughout campus March 20–24, engaging the Occidental community in dialogue about femme identity....
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Native Voices presents the world premiere of “Fairly Traceable”
Lights illuminated a quaint stage to reveal a law-school library cluttered with leather-bound books and dimly-lit tables. A professor addressed the audience, breaking the...
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Denizens of Dance Pro dazzle and delight, giving life to historic Occidental tradition
The taps, twists and turns of Dance Production 2017 reverberated through Thorne Hall March 17 and 18, as more than 200 students performed dances...
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“Showing Up for Black Lives Part II” panelists discuss love and revolution
"Showing Up For Black Lives Part II" welcomed community members to explore, through a panel of activists, themes of love in the black liberation...
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Office of Student Life (OSL) screens The Bachelor on campus
“You’re honest, kind, everything I’ve ever wanted and something that everyone else falls short of … and I couldn’t be more sure that I...
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Student produced documentary, “The Black Hair Project,” offers affirmation and empowerment to black students at Occidental and beyond
Four Occidental first-year women: Anastasia Cusack-Mercedez, Elena Daniel, Ronnie Doss and Darla Howell recently produced a documentary titled The Black Hair Project. The documentary is composed...
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“Never Again” reveals Occidental’s role in Japanese internment, highlights personal stories
When Julie Kimiko Santos, associate director at the International Programs Office (IPO), travelled to northern California last summer to visit the Japanese internment camp...
