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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...
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After Office Hours: What Professors are Doing Outside the Classroom
Author: Taylor Majewski One of the benefits of a small, liberal arts college is that students and professors have the opportunity to get to know each...
2014
The well-rounded musicians of Occidental College
Author: Carmen Triola He looks very Joey Ramone-esque—that is, if the punk-rock singer ever wore Vans and played in a jazz ensemble. Tapping his foot to...
2015
Finding ‘passion’ in tragedy: Alumnus Jeff Weiss’s journey to an award-winning blog
Author: Cory Lomberg Jeff Weiss ‘03 doesn’t want to preach. The Angeleno writer and critic steers away from clichés and universal truths. He will try not...
2016
A forgotten narrative: survivors of sexual assault speak out on hookup culture, relationships and love at Occidental
Author: Emily Holguín In the fall of her sophomore year, Hannah* was enjoying another weekend night out with her friends when she came across a cute...
2012
With or Without the Facebook Photos, Keeping Cape Town Close
Author: Vera Goodwin-Brown Upon my bittersweet return to the States after studying abroad for four months in Cape Town, South Africa, I found myself feeling as...
2011
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2011
O-Team Goes Greek
Author: Mirin Fader One of the first ways incoming Occidental students are introduced to campus life is through their O-Team leaders during orientation. O-Team leaders represent Occidental,...
2012
Hyper Xpressions brings new moves to campus
Author: Saybin Medler|Saybin Medler New dance crew, Hyper Xpressions, fills gap in Occidental's dance community. It is dark out as a white SUV drives up and parks....
