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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
Campaign Semester: Students work in the field for 2012 elections
Author: Sarah Corsa|Sarah Corsa|Sarah Corsa|Sarah Corsa|Sarah Corsa Ohio is not most people's idea of an exotic study abroad location. For junior Jordan Dias, however, it not only fit...
2013
Students get a taste of Turkey during break
Author: Drew Jaffe|Clark Scally Some professors use Los Angeles as a classroom, others the world. Some take
their students to the Hollywood sign or the Getty. Others...
2013
Taking back Los Angeles by bike
Author: Ella Fornari A man with a curled ginger mustache, bandana around his neck and brown wool hat atop his head holds onto his bike and...
2014
Looking for Mr./Ms. [Swipe] Right
Author: Wellesley Daniels As Valentine's Day approaches, many Occidental students are looking to social media for potential dates. Whether students are looking for love this Friday,...
2014
Entrepreneurial spirit flourishes at Occidental
Author: Nina Greenebaum In 1887, members of the Presbyterian Church with a desire to establish a community of learners took a risk in founding Occidental College....
2015
A Look Under the Microscope: Student Researchers Apply their Skills Outside the Classroom
Author: Melina Devoney If students do not feel academically fulfilled with the intensive class workload at Occidental, they have boundless opportunities to explore their academic passions...
2016
Step by step: Learning to appreciate Southern California’s wilderness
Author: Malcolm MacLeod As a first year, I was part of the Nature Writing Cultural Studies Program (CSP) taught by professor Keith Naylor of the religious...
2011
With 31 Paths of Study, Students Face ‘Major’ Indecision
Author: Anne Ewbank Occidental's campus is often described as a "bubble," an environment where students are somewhat isolated from the outside world in more ways than...
