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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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Fantastiprov: when life gives you lemons, improvise
A performance by Fantastiprov, Occidental's improv comedy troupe, gives little indication of who the individual cast members actually are. Instead, the audience comes to...
Community News
From Braun to bouquet: How alums found love at Oxy
According to the college's Office of Institutional Advancement, 2,672 living Occidental alumni are married to or in a domestic partnership with another Occidental alum....
2012
Liberty and food justice for all
Author: Kirsten Wright Last fall, seven Occidental students altered the theme of Sustainability House to target a more specific mission. The result? Food Justice House, located...
2011
Voices of Occidental
Author: Michelle Park, Rachel Stober As the college's mission statement proclaims, "The Mission of Occidental College is to provide a gifted and diverse group of students...
2012
Occidental’s themed housing lets the dogs out
Author: Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta A blur of brown fur zooms across the carpet, greeting visitors to Occidental's Pet House at the door. Nutella, a...
2012
New home, new holidays
Author: Emma Lodes International students bring diverse celebrations to campus This year, 75 students at Occidental faced a unique dilemma when it came time to head home...
2013
Graduating senior profiles
Author: Lucy Feickert Benjamin Finser Economics major Benjamin Finser (senior) will be leaving sunny Los Angeles for Chicago after graduation where he has a job as an...
2013
Staff Profiles: Campus Dining’s Homer Umaguing
Author: Donovan Dennis In front of a small kitchen stockroom and surrounded by late-night snacks, Homer Umaguing greets students and makes coffee orders with a genuine...
