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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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Residential Education and Housing Services announces new Themed Living Communities in Norris
Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) announced via campus-wide email Dec. 12 that it will implement new Themed Living Communities (TLCs) in Norris, an...
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Following unionization, non-tenure track faculty negotiates contract with college administration
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Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty at Occidental voted to join the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 May 14, 2019. According to past coverage in The...
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‘Just… vibrant. Magnetic’: Remembering Ilah Richardson ’23
Marahyah Ilah Richardson, a first-year student at Occidental College, died Jan. 27. She was 18 years old. Known by friends and family as “Ilah” and...
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District 14 City Council candidates discuss homelessness, BRT at Feb. 3 forum
Eagle Rock community members gathered at a forum hosted by The Eagle Rock Association Feb. 3 to hear from the five candidates running in the March...
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Literary wine bar is literally fine
Review by Pablo Nukaya-Petralia Stuffed between shiny stacks of graphic novels and Cheshire Cat tchotchkes, The 1894 Wine Bar at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena invites customers to celebrate the...
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Young and old alike rock and roll at Moonlight
The intersection of San Fernando Road and Hawthorne Street is a safe haven for roller skaters. Constructed in the 1940s, this giant one-story warehouse was...
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For the love of Scoops
Since it opened in 2012, Scoops in Highland Park has served customers cones stacked with vanilla cardamom ginger snap, miso maple butterfinger, cilantro mint...
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New first-stage writing requirements give students new agency
This year, the Occidental College writing department and core program rolled out new first-stage writing requirements for first year and transfer students. According to...
