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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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‘I wanna be Marsha when I grow up!’ Celebrating the retirement of the secretary of the college
Marsha Schnirring is a busy woman. Managing meetings for the Board of Trustees, serving as a liaison for multiple departments and the President's Office and...
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‘I know this is where I’m supposed to be.’ Navy vet Daryl Barker’s long journey back to Occidental
Between his doctorate program at UCLA and his job as director of Veteran’s Programs at Occidental, the hour-long commute between school and home is some of...
Community News
Occidental journalists find their start at public radio powerhouse KPCC 89.3 FM
While newspaper circulation across the country dwindles, airwaves from KPCC 89.3 FM keep traveling from Pasadena. As the flagship station for Southern California Public...
Campus News
Occidental reimagines campus plant life in light of drought
Amidst this semester's heat wave, Occidental students received an email from Director of Facilities David Caldwell regarding the college's plan for saving water in light of...
Campus News
Through new partnership, Occidental welcomes Davis New Mexico Scholars
Thanks to a new partnership between Occidental College and the Davis New Mexico Scholarship program, several first-generation students from New Mexico are attending Occidental at no cost....
Community News
Memories bridge the Elysian Valley section of the LA River
In June, Kathryn McDermott, a product developer for Alo Yoga, prepared to walk down a concrete slope in one-inch ankle strap heels to get...
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Beloved crossroads: Disciplines converge and diverge on the Academic Quad
Every weekday afternoon, a migration occurs. Students shuffle from where they have been congregating for lunch — the benches, the grass or the tables...
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Sam Orlin ’21: music photographer, rap enthusiast and walking pop culture encyclopedia
It’s clear that 23-year-old photographer, artist and Occidental alum Sam Orlin* '21 loves music, but if there was ever any doubt, his cat is...
