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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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‘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...
2015
Town vs Gown: Why neighborhood-student relationships are different at Occidental and how they can be improved
Author: Laura Scott As the sun sets on a Friday night, traffic picks up and students living off campus start to quietly play music and gather...
2016
Lessons from outside the classroom: Community Based Learning at Occidental
Author: Kevin Liu Intro The Center for Community Based Learning (CCBL), located on the fourth floor of Fowler Hall, serves as the on-campus resource for faculty, students...
2011
Spreading the Spoken Word, With Soul and Swagger
Author: Kate Bustamante Long before poets were printing their words of passion and mass distributing them to inspired readers, masters of language were performing their creative...
2011
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2011
A Glimpse at Education Outside the Occidental Bubble
Author: Claire Diggins & Lauren Siverly The movie "Stand and Deliver" earned Edward James Olmos an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Los Angeles Unified...
2012
Omegas and Kappas and Gammas, oh my!
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Occidental College is home to sororities Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha, Delta Omicron Tau and Kappa Alpha Theta, fraternities Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi...
2013
44 years at Occidental: Shive tells all
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Over the course of about 45 years at Occidental College, Richard Shive '61 witnessed many people, programs and interests come and go. He...
2013
S[H2O]wcase: Water as the new frontier of Conservation
Author: Emma Lodes Water is essential. To some, access to it is a human right; to others, it is a limited resource; and to a few,...
