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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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Courses that count: Oxy’s curriculum comes from the ground up
“Discipline and Desire: The History of Sexuality in the United States”; “How to Live in the Midst of Dying: Religion and Climate Change”; “It...
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Beginner birders take flight at community bird walk with Moore Laboratory of Zoology
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Feb. 27, 8 a.m., the knotted trees of the Sycamore Glen whispered against a cool, dry LA morning breeze. A group of around 20...
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Wendy Sternberg’s circuitous academic journey takes her back to East Coast
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Wendy Sternberg makes sure to ask potential faculty candidates, "What is your academic journey?"...
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Occidental’s presidential portraits chronicle an institution
Shortly after the 2007 opening of the Ahmanson Reading Room in the Mary Norton Clapp Library, the portraits of six former Occidental presidents have...
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The evolution of Oswald: a unique and treasured symbol of Occidental’s identity
In the heart of Occidental's vibrant community, where students, faculty and staff share nods and open doors as a testament to their unity, one...
Campus News
Oxy SJP occupies AGC after two-day demonstration, next steps are unclear
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Occidental College community has been embroiled in controversy about how to react on campus, starting...
Culture
Editorial: From pop to psychedelic rock, our editors list their albums of the year
"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan Kawena Jacobs (Arts and Culture editor) When you think of a pop song, most envision...
