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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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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,...
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‘Everything is just so clear to me now’: Students complete their degrees with their children in mind
Every other Friday during the fall of her senior year, Micaela Clayton (senior) packed between 250–500 ounces of frozen breast milk, which she pumped...
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‘The greatest decision:’ Gap year students reflect on their adventures before college
Ahladini Veerina (junior) cried alone in a seedy motel room on Thanksgiving Day, 2015. The day before, she left California and her family. She...
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More than meets the (bird’s) eye: The storied past and future of FEAST’s hens
April 23, 2018, 10 hens of the 11-hen brood shuffled restlessly in their coop in the Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) Garden at Occidental College....
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Occidental’s architecture and the creation of an experience
“Your architectural environment affects you more than you think, or more than you assume,” professor Eric Frank, chair of the art history department said. From...
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Springing into beauty with Occidental’s beauty gurus
From the old Hollywood glamour of Marilyn Monroe to the modern-day beauty icon Gwyneth Paltrow, pop culture and the makeup industry have always been intertwined....
