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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
Ellen’s Humble Beginnings Blossom
Author: Mallory Fencil Ellen Daigle, then a nurse, envisioned herself spending more time with her children and made the tough decision to leave her career behind...
2013
A Seed Grows at Occidental
Author: Haley Gray Plate to belly, belly to mind, mind to community. Each October, the coalition of student groups behind Food Justice Month coordinate programming to...
2014
Technology Takeover: ITS Keeps Oxy Wired
Author: Ryan Strong At an unmarked, secure room on campus, Informational Technology Services (ITS) staff maintains the college's critical data center. The center holds 100 college servers...
2014
Walking in a vinyl wonderland
Author: Jeremy Childs True or false: There are more Starbucks’ within a mile of Occidental's campus than independent record stores. For almost anywhere else in the country,...
2015
Freedom of Speech (or lack thereof) on Campus
Author: Dylan Bordonaro What is Free Speech? Free speech has long been professed to be an indispensable right in any free society. The United Nations, among others,...
2016
On anonymity and dialogue: Oxy Confessions revealed
Author: Lauren Rewers|Chloe Woodruff In some ways, looking at old posts from the Oxy Confessions Facebook page is akin to opening a time capsule — a...
2011
Music Department Sings a New Note
Author: Claire Diggins A world-famous music mecca, Los Angeles is a haven for musicians, composers and music scholars. Occidental's own music department is part of the...
2011
Connecting Cultures Through Concertos
Author: MIrin Fader Thirty years ago, Austria established a number of councils within the United States to unite existing Austrian clubs and associations. Seventeen years ago,...
