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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...
2013
How a liberal arts degree led to a Student Academy Award
Author: Emma Lodes “Amos, our protagonist, grows tired of being a cog in the wheel," reads the synopsis of the short film, "Bottled Up." "He wants...
2014
More than just stress
Author: Cordelia Kenney Every minute, someone in the United States attempts suicide. On any given day, 12 people ages 15 to 24 will commit suicide. Out of...
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Teach for America: are the corps the right course?
Author: Cory Lomberg More than midway through her college career, Charlotte Krovoza ’13 learned that her aspirations of becoming a credentialed teacher would not be fulfilled...
2015
Campus Safety: A ride-along with Nate Weiss
Author: George Newton They’re there when you’re locked out, when you need a ride back from the library after midnight and when the laundry machine is...
2011
Occidental Children’s Theater Spins Golden Tale
Author: Mirin Fader One Los Angeles Times writer called it a "regrettably only once-in-a-year event." Another deemed its slick combination of "rambunctious charm" and "whiz-bang physicality"...
2011
President’s Day
Author: Sam Ovenshine On a relentlessly sunny day in mid-November, Critical Theory and Social Justice professor Thaddeus Russell is sitting in the President's office, explaining an...
2011
When There’s Sense In Crying Over Spilled Milk
Author: Damian Mendieta In Southern California, where nothing but the sunshine is cheap, $4.50 doesn't go very far. A Metro day pass, a gallon of premium...
2012
Students bring perspective to Conduct Council hearings
Author: Kirsten Wright If you’ve ever received an email calling you to meet with Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) staff after getting “written up,”...
