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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...
2011
The Man Behind the Mascot
Author: Mirin Fader Occidental mascot Oswald the Tiger has an alter ego. He can back flip, leap and do the splits. He is a biology major...
2012
CDC Initiatives Aim to Connect Students, Alumni
Author: Tess Langan Each May, fewer than 500 students walk across the Greek Bowl stage, turn their tassels and exchange their student rank for the daunting...
2012
Murals paint picture of Latino culture
Author: Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta An entire world of vibrant art lies neatly tucked away in the alleys, parking lots and residential...
2013
Tales of Telefund
Author: Tess Langan On its surface, Telefund is a group of 40 students in swivel chairs and
headsets collecting gifts from alumni and parents across the
country....
2013
York as told by Elsa’s
Author: Haley Gray The old man shuffling down York Blvd. is comically overdressed. Even under the oppressive Los Angeles heat, he wears long pants and a...
2014
Can Occidental Shake It?
Author: Taylor Majewski It's a Wednesday. You're walking through the quad on the way to your second class of the day, and the ground starts to...
2014
Professors’ Road to Occidental
Author: Marina Dart This school year, Occidental welcomed many new faculty members to campus, but two stand out from the rest for their particularly fascinating life...
2015
Just for kicks: inside Occidental’s Intramural Sports
Author: Marina Dart Although they do not host the huge crowds that varsity sports games have been known to draw, Occidental’s intramural sports (IM) teams have...
