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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...
2013
ASOC budget breakdown
Author: Ryan Strong Students may pay higher student fees next year as part of an Associated Students of Occidental (ASOC) senate proposal to raise the fees...
2013
The silent 95: getting the men into the conversation
Author: Cordelia Kenney “Ninety-five percent of male students are not perpetrating sexual assault crimes, while five percent are doing it a lot,” Survivor Advocate and Project S.A.F.E....
2014
The adjunct dilemma: from policy to personal
Author: Henry Dickmeyer|Emily Shugerman As graduation looms nearer, seniors begin to worry about finding a job for the upcoming year. They send out resumes, have their...
2015
The forgotten pillar: on diversity at Occidental College
Author: Emily Shugerman|Martin Pittman Karen Romero was only a few months into her time at Occidental when a racist classmate made her consider leaving. In her first-semester...
2015
From rail to auto and back again
Author: Lena Smith The Legacy of LA Public Transit: There is a touch of thrill to the 1.5-mile Waterfront Red Car Line in San Pedro, California. The...
2012
A ‘cabinet of wonders’ deep inside the library
Author: Vivien Reece No one doubts that the diary of a young girl can be powerful, but out of all the historic items located in the...
2011
Advice from alumni
Author: Anne Ewbank Peggy Park Bernal ‘61 English Literature What do you do? My first job was writing for Sunset Magazine, and then I was hired by the Huntington...
2011
Dis-Abeled at Occidental
Author: Mirin Fader After surviving a 30-foot vertical drop while snowboarding in Mammoth this past January, Zach Abels (first-year) faced the possibility of never walking again. Numerous...
