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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...
2012
Occidental faculty welcomes five new tenure-track professors
Author: Daphne Auza As a part of an administrative strategy to have more permanent professors on campus, five professors have been hired with a guaranteed consideration...
2013
The cost of college
Author: Ryan Strong In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made his bluntest call yet for colleges around the country to control...
2013
Local nonprofit fights to preserve Eagle Rock’s last natural respite
Author: Sarah Corsa Stories about the origin of the Eagle Rock neighborhood's name abound, including theories about the eagle–shaped shadow the rock casts or perhaps an...
2014
Hunting for Occidental’s Past: A History of Architecture and Landscaping on Campus
Author: Olivia Landon|Manna Selassie http://vimeo.com/90074252 When visitors grace Occidental's campus, tour guides boast small classes, involved professors and a diversely passionate student body, but these facts...
2014
Bike Share Gains Momentum as Student Service
Author: Macarena Blando Demarco It is a Friday afternoon and the distinct sound of gears turning and people chatting drifts from the Berkus Hall garage. Students...
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...
