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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...

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...

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,...

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...

Oxy at Dark: Profiling Night Shift Employees

While many of us sleep, Occidental’s night shift workers go without a blink to make sure our buildings are secure and students can satisfy...

The Senior Comprehensive Project: A case study

Each year the term “comps” travels around Occidental like the latest virus. Everyone is mildly aware of what it is and who is currently...

Wynne’s World Cool Things To Do

I am a second-semester senior. This means I am in a constant state of stress regarding "life after graduation" and yet also a constant...

Personal narratives: Black women leaders at Occidental

Every February we celebrate the stories of black heroes. It is a time to reflect on how racism has shaped America's history and continues...

A working list of resources for those threatened by the new administration

President Donald Trump won the election on a platform of fear — fear of Muslims, immigrants, refugees and foreign nationals of every color and...

It’s the rights thing to do: Human Rights Day is Dec. 10

World leaders gathered Dec. 10, 1948, at the U.N. General Assembly in New York to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Leaders from...

Campus community reflects on 2015 AGC occupation one year later

Last November, Occidental student activists began a movement seeking institutional change and administrative action regarding matters of diversity, equity and inclusion. These student activists...