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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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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...
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‘Irreplaceable’ Vince Cuseo, dean of admission and vice president of enrollment, to step down in June
The Office of Admission is currently holed up — reading and sorting through thousands of applications during the second stage of its admissions process....
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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...
