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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
Music Department Sings a New Note
Author: Claire Diggins A world-famous music mecca, Los Angeles is a haven for musicians, composers and music scholars. Occidental's own music department is part of the...
2011
Connecting Cultures Through Concertos
Author: MIrin Fader Thirty years ago, Austria established a number of councils within the United States to unite existing Austrian clubs and associations. Seventeen years ago,...
2011
Saturday Night Deprived
Author: Rachel Stober With trays in hand, students spill out from the nightly Marketplace rush onto Branca Patio six days a week. On Saturday evenings, the...
2012
Addressing the Elephant on Campus
Author: Lauren Taylor While Occidental might not show up in Newsweek’s recent top 10 most liberal colleges in America, Beyoncé would no doubt say that the political culture...
2013
Taking L.A. by bus
Author: Lena Smith Only in the city of Angels can a trip on the bus make a rider feel both right at home and mildly out...
2013
Getting back to our roots: Biodynamic agriculture impacts more than food
Author: Arielle Laub The I-5 North runs through hundreds of miles of flat farm land. The uniform green of monocrop farms dot a parched landscape that...
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Technology Takeover: Two Days Without Tech
Author: Arielle Laub I was naked, standing in the middle of the Quad, surrounded by hundreds of my peers and brutally aware of my own vulnerability.All...
2015
Let’s Talk About Love
Author: Charlotte Umanoff This Valentine's Day, some Occidental students will inevitably celebrate with a romantic night out, while others may attend the RiFF RAFF concert at...
