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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...
2012
The Skin They’re In
Author: Jacob Surpin Jeff Ross (senior): I got my tattoo in November of my sophomore year at Prix Tattoo and Piercing in Pasadena. I did a...
2012
Cultivating food justice, spirituality
Author: Claudia Chow In the 21st century, many people may go their whole lives without knowing what it is like to work on a farm. This past...
2013
9 days to get lost in Los Angeles
Author: Benjamin DeLuca|Claudia Chow Live Arts Los AngelesLive Arts Los Angeles (LALA) offers a variety of dance and workout classes that Occidental students can attend. Some...
2013
Watching over the sprawl: The story behind L.A.’s helicopters
Author: William Stupp To the city's non-natives, they are an inexplicable presence. Always circling overhead, they rattle newcomers and make for exciting stories to tell their...
2014
Behind the Board
Author: Stephen Nemeth The board of trustees has a legacy as old as Occidental itself. When the college was founded in 1887, there were far fewer...
2014
From roommates to rent checks, students find a home at Oxy
Author: Henry Dickmeyer For most students, the on-campus living experience begins with an email from Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) the summer before their first...
2015
Taco the town: a taste of Eagle Rock and Highland Park’s taco truck fleet
Author: Hoku Krueger|Kevin Liu Nothing speaks to Los Angeles food culture like the taco truck. Mobile restaurants that fully comply with California Health and Safety codes,...
2016
The evolution of Snapchat: from nudes to news with a dash of comedy
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger Snapchat is a hallmark of millennial culture. What simply began as an ephemeral way to send nude photographs, with the comfort of knowing...
