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After the reckoning: Occidental’s sexual assault reforms, a decade on
Caroline Heldman, chair and professor of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies at Occidental, has been a leader in the college's reckoning with its handling...
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10 years of the computer science department: interdisciplinary studies, AI and ethics
The 2026 school year marks the 10-year anniversary of the computer science department at Occidental College. Established as a major in 2017, the interdisciplinary...
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O-team leaders ‘build that sense of family’ for a new class
Occidental College welcomed a new class of first year students Aug. 17. Behind the scenes of orientation, student leaders and the Student Leadership, Involvement,...
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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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Lunar New Year celebrations bring a bit of joy, home to Oxy
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The buildup of festivity begins weeks before the official holidays start. Every January to February, hundreds of millions of people travel back to their hometowns in China. Shops close...
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Addiction, aesthetics and other nicotine narratives
As she walked her cat down the Academic Quad on a leash one smoggy November afternoon, Drea del Bosque (sophomore) took a hit of...
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Séances, sleepovers and the many traditions keeping roommates together
Walking into a college dorm room on first-year move-in day can be emotionally nerve-wracking and mentally exhausting. Awkward or over-enthusiastic greetings with a new...
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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...
