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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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‘Every social media has its peak. Right now, it’s TikTok’s peak.’
Over summer of 2019, Zoe Campbell (sophomore) was working as a camp counselor when she heard her middle school-aged campers talking about TikTok being...
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L.A. daughter, Oxy student, Sofia Wolfson lets her music lead the way
Before going on stage to perform, Sofia Wolfson (junior) was convinced she had stomach flu. Wolfson said when she was 15 or 16 years old, she was...
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From free food to furry friends, students share stories of the gig economy
Baxter Montgomery (senior) can often be found in his blue Honda CRV with Texas plates, switching between 98.7 and 97.1 on the radio with...
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‘A place my soul bleeds for’: Occidental veterans search for community
The community of military life One mile west of Occidental College, atop a hill with a sweeping view of Eagle Rock and the San Gabriel...
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Saving the past to look forward, Special Collections helps to define Occidental’s identity
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Eli Chartkoff took out an antique EIKI film projector from under his office desk on the third floor of the library. From the outside, the...
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Lunar New Year celebrations bring a bit of joy, home to Oxy
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The buildup of festivity begins weeks before the official holidays start. Every January to February, hundreds of millions of people travel back to their hometowns in China. Shops close...
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Addiction, aesthetics and other nicotine narratives
As she walked her cat down the Academic Quad on a leash one smoggy November afternoon, Drea del Bosque (sophomore) took a hit of...
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Séances, sleepovers and the many traditions keeping roommates together
Walking into a college dorm room on first-year move-in day can be emotionally nerve-wracking and mentally exhausting. Awkward or over-enthusiastic greetings with a new...
