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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...
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Seniors and departments face unique challenges with remote comps
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For weeks, Tyler Melchisky (senior) has been told the archive managers were not in the office at San Francisco State University (SFSU). A history...
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‘It’s chaos’: Parents, schools scramble to keep 2020-21 from turning into a lost year
Monica Campos is studying to be a teacher. Sequestered at home in Eagle Rock, she’s taking anthropology, art and Spanish courses in hopes of...
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A semester in the cloud: Class of 2024 navigates limbo
On her first day of orientation, Sunniva Berg (first year) woke up in Minnesota. “I’m in my house with my parents in the room that...
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“It’s not traditional college life”: On-campus students share their experiences
Siddhant Jain (senior) has maxed out his to-do list during his extended stay at Occidental. He watched the whole Star Wars series for the...
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Fall 2020 election: Occidental students get involved from home
Instead of writing cover letters and scouring internship websites for campaign opportunities, Kyler Parris (junior) took advantage of Twitter. While the social networking site...
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How we’re staying motivated, from cat fights to Conan O’Brien
Living with the coronavirus pandemic poses a constant series of challenges, as days fade together and a return to normalcy appears distant. The Occidental's...
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Raves, caves and staying connected in the strangest days
In early March 2020, Alec Randolph (sophomore) was with his friends enjoying the sights and sounds of Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Mexico, an electronic...
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“Being a student kind of feels like it’s on the back burner now:” Tales of an unconventional senior spring
Over spring break, Ian Van Dusen (senior) went backpacking in Canyonlands National Park in Utah with five friends and no cell service. For three...
