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Oxy Talks ‘On Tap’ expands professors’ reach
Occidental faculty are bringing their research off-campus through a new lecture series, OxyTalks “On Tap." These events — intended for Occidental students and staff as well...
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New ‘state-of-the-art’ screening facility to support growing MAC department
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Renovations will be taking place in Chilcott Hall to convert the common area into a 68-seat screening facility meant to serve the Media, Arts...
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ICC and SLICE host Dolores Huerta Days of Community
The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) and Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement (SLICE) hosted the Dolores Huerta Days of Community, a two-day event including...
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The Occidental newsroom wins five state awards, including best newspaper website
The Occidental newsroom won five 2025 California College Media Awards this March, including Best Newspaper website in the state for colleges under 15,000 students. The...
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‘Empowering a community:’ Filipino American History Month events center art and celebrate culture
Filipino American History Month is celebrated throughout October, and this year, members of the Filipino American arts community in NELA and Historic Filipinotown have...
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Stories of hope, community and social justice from LA’s bookstores
Throughout the pandemic, LA's bookstores have closed, transitioned to curbside pickup and finally, partially reopened. Despite financial stress and other pandemic-related challenges, the bookstores...
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USC students’ ‘tent tile’ device helps protect unhoused neighbors from extreme temperatures
What started as a USC class project attempting to engineer solutions for a refugee camp in Greece is now protecting unhoused Angelenos from unsafe...
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‘It Pays to Spay’: Local organizations sponsor free spay and neuter event in Glassell Park
In the parking lot of the Super A Foods on Division Street in Glassell Park Oct. 24, a coalition of local organizations hosted the...
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College to announce spring semester decision in December
President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced in a campus-wide email Oct. 16 that the college will make a decision regarding spring semester instruction in...
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Canaries in a coal mine: What the Southwestern bird die-off can reveal about the environment
In search of dead birds, doctoral ornithology students at the University of New Mexico Nick Vinciguerra and Jenna McCullough arrived in Velarde, NM at...
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President Elam’s college cabinet to bring together departments across campus
President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced the creation of the College Cabinet in an email to the Occidental College community Sept. 28. According to...
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Ballot boxes, online tracking mark the beginning of the election in NELA
Around the state and in NELA, residents have been casting their ballots through the United States Post Office (USPS) and at official LA County...
