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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
Stoned, sober and all that’s in between: students speak out on drug use at Oxy
Author: Charlotte Umanoff|William Stupp Narratives: The Drug Scene at Occidental Students are drinking on the street outside the open gate of a house party. Through the...
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...
