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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...
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...
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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...
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Dedicated benches on the quad honor loved ones: ‘Memory lives here’
Nancy Sams Palermo ‘61, daughter of two Occidental graduates, was able to find a man at Occidental. Or it may be more accurate that...
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The last reporter in the room: A profile of music writer Jeff Weiss ‘03
As the slow death of print media continues to consume local newspapers, less visible is the loss of alt weekly publications. The small independent newspapers once provided a...
Campus News
New species, conservation studies, plenty of birds — the Moore Lab is a ‘cherished resource’ on campus
Though the Moore Laboratory of Zoology appears to be like any other building on campus dedicated to the sciences, upon entering the building, visitors are greeted...
