Features
O-team leaders “build that sense of family” for a new class
Occidental College welcomed a new class of first year students Aug. 17. Behind the scenes of orientation, student leaders and the Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement (SLICE) office undertake the responsibilities of embracing the...
Features
A namesake illuminates California’s homelessness crisis
Meeting Jimbo Miller Two James Millers sat together on a curb outside of the Third Avenue Charitable Organization (TACO), a homeless services organization in downtown San Diego, June 2, 2025. One of them,...
Features
‘A big point of pride’: Occidental’s research community
Occidental students are conducting research across fields ranging from organic chemistry to canine cognition, often working closely with faculty mentors in labs, fieldwork and...
Features
‘A sobering example’: Occidental’s 1920s KKK club reflects culture of Jim Crow era
Walking into the Ahmanson Reading room on the main floor of the Mary Norton Clapp Library, one of the first sights students come across...
Campus News
What union contract means for student workers
The Occidental and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Student Worker Units is a new union contract applying to most Occidental student workers this school year....
Campus News
Moore Lab fights parrot poaching with wildlife forensics
Occidental’s Moore Lab of Zoology collaborated on a research study published June 14 2026, which located the specific geographic source of a frequently poached...
Breaking News
Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting
Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...
Community News
Nonprofit dog rescue launches coffee brand
Honesty, Integrity and Trust is the acronym for the HIT Living Foundation, a nonprofit dog rescue that launched its own coffee brand, Pawfee Coffee. HIT's first pet food pantry event took...
Community News
Juniors’ eviction unifies small businesses
Junior's Discount Party Supply, a store owned by Sylvia Flores that has been located at 5001 York Blvd. for 20 years, is now facing...
Community News
Maggie Mackay recognized for reopening Vidiots
The Woman of the Year award was founded in 1987 by Assemblywomen Bev Hansen and Sally Tanner who wanted to recognize remarkable women throughout California...
Culture
TSU smoothes transition for transfer students
Paul Diamond (senior) said he and Steven Garcia (senior), co-presidents of the Transfer Student Union (TSU), were roommates living in a transfer suite in Norris...
Culture
Friezer photography showcases NELA history
The Joe and Henk Friezer Photography Negatives came to Occidental’s Special Collections in 2015. “One Step Beyond,” an exhibit which opened Sept. 10 in the...
Opinions
Opinion: Broadway should spotlight original productions
As both an audience member and writer of original musical theater, I have recently been disappointed to see a lack of originality in Broadway...
Opinions
Opinion: ‘The Odyssey’ is a movie about ‘Nobody’
Before I start, I’m aware someone will ask me if I saw it ‘the way it was intended’, in IMAX 70mm. The answer is...
Opinions
Opinion: LA should take transportation inspiration from across the Pacific
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Getting around Los Angeles stereotypically means surrendering a couple of hours a day to freeways that don't so much...
Opinions
Lessons Learned: What is lost (and found) in translation
There’s an old maxim that says, "you only truly understand something once you’ve had to teach it to someone...
Sports
‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy
Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros has been difficult and convoluted, moving to...
Sports
Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll
The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...
Sports
Larry Layne bestows gift upon Oxy rugby
As of April 23, the Larry Layne Trust has pledged more than $9 million to Occidental in support of its academic mission and the...
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