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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...
2011
Campus Recycling Proves Insufficient
Author: Cordelia Kenney Stamped on the back of every student ID card, Occidental's mission statement proclaims the college's commitment to cultivating young leaders who will ultimately...
2011
Room Damages: Disputes and Disclosures
Author: Chelsea Kellogg For many students facing their residence hall check-in at the beginning of the term, the room condition report (R.C.R.) listing damages in their...
2012
Getting to Know Campus Safety
Author: Rachel Stober|Ella Fornari Crime never sleeps at Occidental College. But luckily, neither does the Campus Safety Department, comprised of 14 full-time officers who work to provide safety,...
2013
Musicians at Occidental sing their stories
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza From open mic nights to performing at parties to Apollo Night, Occidental musicians have taken the spotlight. Students are starting to take advantage...
2013
Exploration and adventure, getting to know your city the right way
Author: Keegan McChesney We live in Los Angeles, the second most populated metropolitan area in the entire country, yet many of us have barely stepped foot...
2014
All the Bulbs: A Closer Look at the Prison Beautification Club
Author: Wellesley Daniels Students and faculty coming together to plant seeds is not an unusual sight here at Occidental – figuratively and literally. One group of...
2014
Behind the scenes: Support staff at Occidental
Author: Stephen Nemeth Every department at Occidental has a heart, a corps of diligent staff pumping a paper bloodstream through its body. The atria and ventricles...
2015
Going green: sustainable, fair and local eating on campus
Author: Daniel Terner Was the food you got at the Marketplace earlier today real? This question will now be much easier to answer thanks to the...
