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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...
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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...
2011
Voices of Occidental
Author: Michelle Park, Rachel Stober As the college's mission statement proclaims, "The Mission of Occidental College is to provide a gifted and diverse group of students...
2012
Occidental’s themed housing lets the dogs out
Author: Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta|Damian Mendieta A blur of brown fur zooms across the carpet, greeting visitors to Occidental's Pet House at the door. Nutella, a...
2012
New home, new holidays
Author: Emma Lodes International students bring diverse celebrations to campus This year, 75 students at Occidental faced a unique dilemma when it came time to head home...
2013
Graduating senior profiles
Author: Lucy Feickert Benjamin Finser Economics major Benjamin Finser (senior) will be leaving sunny Los Angeles for Chicago after graduation where he has a job as an...
2013
Staff Profiles: Campus Dining’s Homer Umaguing
Author: Donovan Dennis In front of a small kitchen stockroom and surrounded by late-night snacks, Homer Umaguing greets students and makes coffee orders with a genuine...
2015
Dance Pro Through the Ages
Author: Stephen Nemeth|Jane Drinkard|Sarah Safuto The entirely student-run and -choreographed Dance Production is known for including students from all areas of the Occidental community.From different years,...
2016
From Braun to bouquet: How alums found love at Oxy
Author: Melina Devoney|George Newton According to the college's Office of Institutional Advancement, 2,672 living Occidental alumni are married to or in a domestic partnership with another...
