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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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‘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....
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Before you wake up at Occidental
Before sunrise, before the birds wake up, before people sprawl on the grass in front of the fountain or students struggle to stay awake...
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‘It’s really come full circle’: Occidental grandchildren care for their grandparents
Sam Pess (sophomore) and Waruguru Waithira (senior) were composed and honest while they spoke of the hardship and terror their grandmothers and great-grandmother endured. Their respect...
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Paying for it: Student debt can feel paralyzing, but it does not have to be
The Problem "I want to run away," Juliah Lee (senior) said. Lee wants to run away because she would rather do that than deal with the...
