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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
In Florence, a Statue that Launched a Thousand Side Trips
Author: Michael Patton In early September, during my first days in Rome, I took a few organized tours with my study abroad group to the Roman...
2011
A Balancing Act of School and Circus
Author: Laura Bertocci You might have seen Alison Lockfeld around campus, either passing by in the quad, studying in the Green Bean or perhaps swinging upside-down...
2011
The Wheel Life
Author: Laura Bertocci For the Angel City Derby Girls, derby is everything and everything else is just what pays the bills. "Once you get past the bullshit...
2012
Local chapters make Greek life one of a kind
Author: Claudia Chow Greek life in many schools (and bad movies) is characterized by a frat row overflowing with alcohol and sororities branded with pearls and...
2013
A Thiel-good story: Local twins overcome Kitchen Nightmares on way to American Dream
Author: Ryan Graff “Because I’m better looking,” Jeff Thiel said as he comes out of the kitchen, tying his stained and faded black apron securely around...
2013
My Friend Dave Wigglesworth, Occidental ’50
Author: Keegan McChesney It all started with a note. "Hi Oxy-ite! David Wigglesworth, Occidental Class of '50," the note said. The note was left on the windshield of...
2014
On the rails, in the fringes
Author: William Stupp Four skateboarders repeatedly hop off the stage in Sycamore Glen, guiding their boards into flips and controlled spins with the grace and nonchalance...
2015
The battle at home: housing LA veterans
Author: Damian Mendieta Under a freeway overpass on Alvarado Street, just 15 minutes away from Occidental, the sidewalks are not lined with oak trees and rose...
