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MAC department partners with Vidiots to screen ‘Nightcrawlers’

Occidental College's Media Arts & Culture (MAC) professor John Trafton and the video store and movie theater Vidiots partnered to give a screening of the...

California SB 98 requires notification of immigration enforcement presence on college campuses

Senate Bill 98 (SB 98) also known as the Sending Alerts to Families in Education (SAFE) Act, was signed into law Sept. 20. The law...

Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council votes to redraft letter opposing development of Eagle Rock Plaza Home Depot

The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council (ERNC) voted to redraft a letter expressing opposition to building a Home Depot in the Eagle Rock Plaza, during a meeting Oct....

‘They want to win’: Franklin High Rocket League advances to nationals

The Rocket League esports team at Benjamin Franklin High School has advanced to nationals at the Scholastic Esports Tournament. The National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) is one of the sponsors of the event....

Bajan casos y muertes por el COVID-19, pero no hay acuerdo sobre la reapertura de las escuelas en NELA

Traducido por Jackson Eddy Mientras las tazas de incidencia de nuevos casos, hospitalizaciones, y muertes por el COVID-19 en el condado de LA siguen decayendo y las...

Opinion: Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the powerful Jewish woman she was

On Sept. 18th, we lost Ruth Bader Ginsburg: a champion of women’s rights. A lot of people are aware of Ginsburg’s impressive record regarding...

Opinion: Can I be happy while working overtime?

I am currently taking a leave of absence from Oxy and working as a counseling intern at a high school; my main job is...

‘There’s been another awakening of golf’: Local golf courses thrive amidst COVID-19 shutdown

While government restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced many athletic facilities in the Los Angeles area to close down indefinitely, local golf courses...

“It’s not traditional college life”: On-campus students share their experiences

Siddhant Jain (senior) has maxed out his to-do list during his extended stay at Occidental. He watched the whole Star Wars series for the...

Letter from the city that never sleeps

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we will be running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students....

Letter from Los Angeles

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we will be running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students....

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...