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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...
2015
Campus Safety: A ride-along with Nate Weiss
Author: George Newton They’re there when you’re locked out, when you need a ride back from the library after midnight and when the laundry machine is...
2011
Occidental Children’s Theater Spins Golden Tale
Author: Mirin Fader One Los Angeles Times writer called it a "regrettably only once-in-a-year event." Another deemed its slick combination of "rambunctious charm" and "whiz-bang physicality"...
2011
President’s Day
Author: Sam Ovenshine On a relentlessly sunny day in mid-November, Critical Theory and Social Justice professor Thaddeus Russell is sitting in the President's office, explaining an...
2011
When There’s Sense In Crying Over Spilled Milk
Author: Damian Mendieta In Southern California, where nothing but the sunshine is cheap, $4.50 doesn't go very far. A Metro day pass, a gallon of premium...
2012
Students bring perspective to Conduct Council hearings
Author: Kirsten Wright If you’ve ever received an email calling you to meet with Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) staff after getting “written up,”...
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...
