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A namesake illuminates California’s homelessness crisis
Meeting Jimbo Miller Two James Millers sat together on a curb outside of the Third Avenue Charitable Organization (TACO), a homeless services organization in downtown...
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‘A big point of pride’: Occidental’s research community
Occidental students are conducting research across fields ranging from organic chemistry to canine cognition, often working closely with faculty mentors in labs, fieldwork and...
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‘A sobering example’: Occidental’s 1920s KKK club reflects culture of Jim Crow era
Walking into the Ahmanson Reading room on the main floor of the Mary Norton Clapp Library, one of the first sights students come across...
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Reflections on First-Stage Writing Portfolios Amidst AI and Virtual Learning
Occidental students submitted their First-Stage Writing Portfolios March 1. The portfolio essays are part and parcel of the First-Year Seminar (FYS) curriculum and prime...
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Campus photographer Marc Campos points a wide lens on students, Occidental and the world
Marc Campos steadied himself on a small ledge as he stood in front of the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Building Oct. 29, trying to...
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From bin to landfill: the story of waste management at Occidental
Out of the bin Sandra Abrica, a member of the cleaning staff, and Raquel Sanchez, a cleaning staff supervisor, looked through their respective keyrings in the...
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Whack wows at revamped FallFest
Grace Schafer Perry (first year) had a hard time believing Tierra Whack, her favorite rapper, was playing FallFest until Whack was center stage at...
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You better get a fork on York Boulevard
Bright lights and loud whirring trucks fill York Boulevard as the sun creeps below the horizon each night. A vast community of food vendors in...
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Eric Frank finds the art in teaching and life
Professor Eric Frank’s office embodies his decades of teaching at Occidental College. Floor-to-ceiling bookcases line his walls, filled with the colorful bindings of art...
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LA Through the Window
Ina Morton (sophomore) claims that last year, she had the most beautiful commute in the world. During her first year at Occidental, on the...
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Son of a Veitch! Green Bean scholarships specialty drinks add jolt to campus funds
https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js At the end of the Spring 2019 semester, as finals loomed, Liz Noble (sophomore) proposed an idea to her teammates on the Womxn's Rugby Team. Noble,...
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Sitting down with Schoenberg: Emmy-winning professor talks music, work and life
Twinkling piano ballads and the sounds of cascading water fill the courtyard of Booth Hall, home of the music department at Occidental College. Every day,...
