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Alex Murillo and Robert De La Barcena pave the way for non-traditional students
In the 2026—2027 academic year, Occidental has welcomed a number of non-traditional students, according to Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright, director of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)....
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Artemis II geologist talks historic lunar science mission
Megan Borel, a geologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Artemis II lunar science team, delivered a talk titled “The Moon Joy...
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Campus braces for El Niño
California has begun experiencing the effects of El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern in which massive storm clouds cause heavy rain and severe...
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Steve Gibbs, ORSL coordinator, dies at 62
Stephen Edmund Gibbs, programs and services coordinator for the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life (ORSL), died on campus Oct. 7. A memorial service...
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Student organizations kick off the year with the Involvement Fair
Occidental hosted the Involvement Fair Sept. 8th, an event for the college's clubs and departments to share information and promote themselves to students on...
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Following student calls to action, Project SAFE implements new training
Occidental College implemented new sexual assault prevention and awareness training for students this year, including a revised online component and a new in-person training that took...
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Peeping Tom incident on campus raises student anxiety
Aug. 24, three days after first-year students moved into dormitories, a man was seen looking through the blinds of first-year rooms, according to a...
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COVID-19 surge during week of March 27 tested Occidental’s isolation housing capacity
During the week of March 27, Occidental College reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 99 active cases under management...
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Quietly bound for success: A profile on Kristina Kvien ’87
When Fresno, CA native Kristina Kvien ’87 arrived at Occidental College, Cold War tensions were at an all-time high. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...
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No plans to install AC in dorms, college cites high costs
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Occidental had contemplated installing air conditioning systems in the residence halls that lack them since at least 2009. In March 2018, the college decided to move forward with the...
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Michele Elam on art, her cats and the meaning of education
When Stanford professor Michele Elam and Occidental College President Harry J. Elam moved into the Annenberg House at Occidental in the summer of 2020, they...
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YORKonnection serves as an up-and-coming resource for life after college
YORKonnection founders and CEOs Snigdha Suvarna '20 and Micah Kirscher '20 felt the same pressure that almost every senior will come to know, leaving...
