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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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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...
Culture
FallFest feels like a ‘lucid dream’
For the first time in a year and a half, Remsen Bird Hillside Theater was transformed into a concert venue Oct. 23 for the...
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Making legends human with Mirin Fader ‘13
In 2018, Occidental alumna Mirin Fader '13 boarded a flight for Lithuania. She was bound for Prienai, a town of fewer than 10,000 residents...
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Light at the end of the subway tunnel: LA Metro adapts to pandemic and reopening
Spanning 1,433 square miles across LA County, the 140 bus lines and six rail lines of LA Metro form a vast network that connects...
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Professor Mary Jane Hewitt, Black Studies and Occidental’s slow road to racial progress
Between 8 and 9 a.m. May 5, 1978, all was quiet on Occidental's campus as students, faculty members and administrators eagerly read the newspaper,...
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Cross House’s last lap
For 15 years, a faded yellow building on Avenue 46 near Occidental’s campus has been known as “Cross House.” The three-unit lot has been...
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Economics professor Woody Studenmund takes a seventh-inning stretch
Woody Studenmund arrived in California in the fall of 1970 with a broken leg and a fever of 102. He had no luggage, no...
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The perfect salsa, a starry night, these are our little loves
From cooking our favorite meals to stargazing or dancing around our houses, these stories from our staff share the moments in our daily lives...
