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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...
Endowment
Behind the Board
The board of trustees has a legacy as old as Occidental itself. When the college was founded in 1887, there were far fewer trustees,...
Community News
Young Initiative takes Occidental Students Across the Globe
The Young Initiative on the Global Economy
// On a particularly unremarkable Tuesday afternoon, Johnson 302 is filled with the students of Diplomacy and World...
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Can Occidental Shake It?
It's a Wednesday. You're walking through the quad on the way to your second class of the day, and the ground starts to rumble....
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All the Bees: A Closer Look at Beekeeping Club
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The recent disappearance of bees worldwide has stung the Occidental community, stimulating the reactivation of the college's beekeeping club. While the club became inactive...
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All the Bulbs: A Closer Look at the Prison Beautification Club
Students and faculty coming together to plant seeds is not an unusual sight here at Occidental – figuratively and literally. One group of gardeners...
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Looking for Mr./Ms. [Swipe] Right
As Valentine's Day approaches, many Occidental students are looking to social media for potential dates. Whether students are looking for love this Friday, or...
