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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

#Top10

Find out what you missed on campus last year — check out the year's top ten stories in Tweets: 1. April 29: Tensions over...

Occidental Social Media: Do's and Don'ts

Have you stalked your classmates on the Occidental Class of 2018 Facebook page in the past few weeks? Watched every video on Occidental's Youtube...

The adjunct dilemma: from policy to personal

Adjuncts seek job security, connections with campus

More than just stress

Every minute, someone in the United States attempts suicide. On any given day, 12 people ages 15 to 24 will commit suicide. Out of every...

On the rails, in the fringes

Four skateboarders repeatedly hop off the stage in Sycamore Glen, guiding their boards into flips and controlled spins with the grace and nonchalance of...

Technology Takeover: Two Days Without Tech

I was naked, standing in the middle of the Quad, surrounded by hundreds of my peers and brutally aware of my own vulnerability.All of...

Technology Takeover: ITS Keeps Oxy Wired

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 and...