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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...
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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...
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Occidental football held the line for more than a century, myriad factors forced a punt
Sitting at a table near the Tiger Cooler, Marcus Garrett '93 taps on a pinned group chat in his messages app and swipes through...
Campus News
Occidental is committed to making a home for veterans, literally
Following the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, President Harry Elam wrote the Occidental community to share measures the college will be taking to...
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Peeping Toms are a Fall pattern at Occidental
As students returned to campus in August, Director of Campus Safety Rick Tanksley said he watched a familiar pattern begin to replicate itself —...
