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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...
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Historic Wallis Annenberg House has a new resident
Encompassed by a thick wall of trees, President Tom Stritikus stood before his emerald green side door wearing orange-and-black-striped Adidas. Stritikus is the eighth of...
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Campus copes with heatwave; newly installed AC systems provide relief
Friday Sept. 6, Eddie Dong (senior) laid down with a book at the Del Mendel Aquatics Center, seeking respite from the unrelenting heat wave...
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COVID-19’s class of 2024 spent their first year of college online; eleven seniors said they took it in stride
Occidental’s class of 2024 may be graduating together in May, but just over four years ago, they were dispersed around the world individually, celebrating...
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Fake Ted Talks, long walks and lots of hikes: Professors doing (down) time
Interactive Map Jeffrey Cannon, chemistry professor Hobby: Playing Pokémon and biking Location: Occidental College and the Rose Bowl “I play Pokémon Go, and I’ve had what I guess...
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‘Unifier’ President Harry Elam reflects on his four-year tenure, from a tranquil tour to an unexpected departure
It is hard to imagine a day when President Harry J. Elam could walk around Occidental’s campus anonymously — on any given day, students...
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Courses that count: Oxy’s curriculum comes from the ground up
“Discipline and Desire: The History of Sexuality in the United States”; “How to Live in the Midst of Dying: Religion and Climate Change”; “It...
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Beginner birders take flight at community bird walk with Moore Laboratory of Zoology
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Feb. 27, 8 a.m., the knotted trees of the Sycamore Glen whispered against a cool, dry LA morning breeze. A group of around 20...
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Wendy Sternberg’s circuitous academic journey takes her back to East Coast
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Wendy Sternberg makes sure to ask potential faculty candidates, "What is your academic journey?"...
