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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...
2014
Technology Takeover: ITS Keeps Oxy Wired
Author: Ryan Strong At an unmarked, secure room on campus, Informational Technology Services (ITS) staff maintains the college's critical data center. The center holds 100 college servers...
2014
Walking in a vinyl wonderland
Author: Jeremy Childs True or false: There are more Starbucks’ within a mile of Occidental's campus than independent record stores. For almost anywhere else in the country,...
2015
Freedom of Speech (or lack thereof) on Campus
Author: Dylan Bordonaro What is Free Speech? Free speech has long been professed to be an indispensable right in any free society. The United Nations, among others,...
2016
On anonymity and dialogue: Oxy Confessions revealed
Author: Lauren Rewers|Chloe Woodruff In some ways, looking at old posts from the Oxy Confessions Facebook page is akin to opening a time capsule — a...
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...
