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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...
2013
A look at life between the sheets: How perceptions of sex are changing
Author: Juliet Suess Sex is everywhere. With the constant infiltration of images and information on the Internet, on phones, on the radio, in advertisements, in songs...
2014
Young Initiative takes Occidental Students Across the Globe
Author: Nina Greenebaum The Young Initiative on the Global Economy
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// On a particularly unremarkable Tuesday afternoon, Johnson 302 is filled with the...
2014
Queer at Oxy: Sharing the LGBTQ+ experience
Author: Carmen Triola|Brenna Reid It is a Wednesday night, and 40 or so people have packed themselves into a tiny room on the side of Weingart...
2015
Sustainability: Environment, economy and equity at Occidental
Author: Stephen Nemeth|Delarys Ramos Estrada The Sierra Club released its list of Top 100 Green Schools Sept. 2, ranking colleges and universities in the United States...
2016
Local Muralist Celebrates Community Heritage
Author: George Newton From Wild Style graffiti to mosaic masterpieces, the Highland Park area boasts a diverse body of street art. Vivid murals cover the exteriors...
2011
Occidental Attracted to Hookup Culture
Author: Lauren Siverly "It's kinda gross. Because we're so small, everyone's been in each other's mouths," Carlos Vivaldo (first-year) said. Regarding the prevalence of casual hook-ups on...
2011
In the “Big Easy”, A Hard Job to Accomplish
Author: Hillary Alexander In the six years since Hurricane Katrina, only one in five houses in the Lower Ninth Ward, a neighborhood in eastern New Orleans,...
2012
The Skin They’re In
Author: Jacob Surpin Jeff Ross (senior): I got my tattoo in November of my sophomore year at Prix Tattoo and Piercing in Pasadena. I did a...
