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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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From Powerpuff to Pulitzer: Alumni find creative professional success post-grad
Many have questioned the value of a liberal arts degree in a STEM and digital-focused world. Yet, with Occidental's deliberately small student body, Tigers...
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‘Courage and conviction’: Occidental student activists follow rich history of protest
9:30 a.m.: Students occupy the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center (AGC). The remnants of a camp-in litter the academic quad. Earlier in the week,...
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Community involvement programs at Occidental continue tradition of social justice work
Occidental touts its unique position as the only liberal arts college in Los Angeles to prospective students. That access to a rich urban community...
