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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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‘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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From roommates to rent checks, students find a home at Oxy
For most students, the on-campus living experience begins with an email from Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) the summer before their first year...
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Queer at Oxy: Sharing the LGBTQ+ experience
What's it like to be queer at Oxy? Probably not what you thought.
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Professors' Road to Occidental
This school year, Occidental welcomed many new faculty members to campus, but two stand out from the rest for their particularly fascinating life stories....
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Behind the scenes: Support staff at Occidental
Every department at Occidental has a heart, a corps of diligent staff pumping a paper bloodstream through its body. The atria and ventricles of...
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The ever-changing faces of York Boulevard
On a sun-drenched road in northeast Los Angeles, a discount store, a bike shop and an art gallery mingle side by side. A stroller-touting...
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Entrepreneurial spirit flourishes at Occidental
In 1887, members of the Presbyterian Church with a desire to establish a community of learners took a risk in founding Occidental College. 127...
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F.E.A.S.T. cultivates more than the land
To the left of the Tree House classrooms, slightly down the hill from the Greek Bowl and next to the Urban and Environmental Policy...
