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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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Presidential search committee gathers student feedback
Dafna Erana (junior) and Alejo Maggini (sophomore), the student representatives on the Presidential Search Committee, hosted a town hall Nov. 1 to provide the first...
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Galco’s is Highland Park’s one stop shop for soda pop
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On the side of York Boulevard lies the modest-looking Galco's Soda Pop Stop. Unassuming brown tiles, gray cement pillars and red bricks make up the...
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Eagle Rock residents rooted in simple pleasures by their fruit trees
Walking through the residential streets of Eagle Rock, you might notice the occasional fruit-bearing tree reaching over a fence or a half-eaten piece of...
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Occidental transitions to a digital subscription to the New York Times
The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) voted Oct. 15 to convert Occidental’s subscription of The New York Times (NYT) from paper copies to...
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Committee searches for permanent Title IX director
A search committee comprised of students, faculty and staff is in the process of finding a new Title IX coordinator after the previous coordinator,...
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Project SAFE hosts Empowerment Week
Project SAFE hosted Empowerment Week Oct. 21–25, organizing community gardening events in the Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) garden, tie-dying shirts on the...
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LGBTQIAP+ History Month brings authors to Occidental
The Intercultural Community Center (ICC), in collaboration with the Mary Norton Clapp Academic Commons and the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA), hosted two author...
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Vidiots announces reopening in historic Eagle Rock theater
From its opening in 1985 by founders Patty Polinger and Cathy Tauber to its closing in 2017 in the face of rising costs, the bright teal...
