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Sunday, February 8, 2026

The Occidental

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- All Enterprise Inside The Newsroom On Campus
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  Norris undergoes fumigation over winter break
  News
  DEB announces boycott and funding changes, faces backlash from college
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  College phases out blue-light emergency phones for safety app
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  Revived OSCAR leads campuswide composting effort
Community
- All Inside the Newsroom
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  Bringing the ‘Outside In’ to a new brave space for art…
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  Oxy students join LA protests against ICE activity
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  HBO’s ‘I Love LA’ can’t help but love Eagle Rock’s local…
  Community News
  The Plus Bus boutique finally hits the road
Features
- Features
  ‘Scattered to the wind’: Life after the Eaton Fire, one year…
  Culture
  Palm trees, sunsets and traffic: Movies that made me fall in…
  Features
  The library’s best kept secret: Special Collections
  Features
  LA sports rooting guide: What’s on tap for our teams?
  Culture
  LA’s late night snack: A taco tour around Occidental
Culture
- All Behind the Scenes Conversations from Quarantine Letters From
  Culture
  Professor James Ford’s Capoeira group embraces a laid-back ‘vadiando’ mentality
  Culture
  Occidental College Chorus amplifies students voices through song
  Culture
  Occidental’s Folk & Historical Dance Troupe connects dance and historical reflection
  Culture
  ‘Poets are the voice of radical change’: Robin Coste Lewis to…
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- All Editorial Lessons Learned Letters to the Editor Outside Contributors
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  Opinion: What ‘Heated Rivalry’ reveals about women’s desire
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  Opinion: Oxy’s waste of athletic space
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  Opinion: Alysa Liu is redefining success in figure skating
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  Opinion: Yes, this is what ethnic cleansing looks like
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  ‘The calm in the storm’: Yasukochi’s 1000th career point energizes women’s…
  Sports
  Head coach Lydia Mitchell offers ‘fresh start’ for women’s soccer team
  Sports
  Jumping into spring: Violet Schultz and Nasir Luna make a splash
  Sports
  Men’s basketball reaches new heights in 2026
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  Se instalará aire acondicionado en los dormitorios restantes que aún no…
  En Español
  ROSE organiza una marcha mientras continúan las negociaciones sindicales.
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  La profesora Erica Ball ha sido distinguida con un lugar en…
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  Estudiantes que regresan del extranjero enfrentan confusión debido a problemas de…
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  Listening Impact Circles emprende con la esperanza de que las personas…

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Norris undergoes fumigation over winter break

DEB announces boycott and funding changes, faces backlash from college

College phases out blue-light emergency phones for safety app

Revived OSCAR leads campuswide composting effort

Bringing the ‘Outside In’ to a new brave space for art…

Oxy students join LA protests against ICE activity

HBO’s ‘I Love LA’ can’t help but love Eagle Rock’s local…

The Plus Bus boutique finally hits the road

‘Scattered to the wind’: Life after the Eaton Fire, one year…

Palm trees, sunsets and traffic: Movies that made me fall in…

The library’s best kept secret: Special Collections

LA sports rooting guide: What’s on tap for our teams?

LA’s late night snack: A taco tour around Occidental

Professor James Ford’s Capoeira group embraces a laid-back ‘vadiando’ mentality

Occidental College Chorus amplifies students voices through song

Occidental’s Folk & Historical Dance Troupe connects dance and historical reflection

‘Poets are the voice of radical change’: Robin Coste Lewis to…

Opinion: What ‘Heated Rivalry’ reveals about women’s desire

Opinion: Oxy’s waste of athletic space

Opinion: Alysa Liu is redefining success in figure skating

Opinion: Yes, this is what ethnic cleansing looks like

‘The calm in the storm’: Yasukochi’s 1000th career point energizes women’s…

Head coach Lydia Mitchell offers ‘fresh start’ for women’s soccer team

Jumping into spring: Violet Schultz and Nasir Luna make a splash

Men’s basketball reaches new heights in 2026

Oswald and Friends at Fall Fest

Men’s water polo in action against Los Angeles Valley College

The Dare headlines Spring Fest with support from Coco and Clair…

La Reconquista (the regaining)

La Reconquista

Se instalará aire acondicionado en los dormitorios restantes que aún no…

ROSE organiza una marcha mientras continúan las negociaciones sindicales.

La profesora Erica Ball ha sido distinguida con un lugar en…

Estudiantes que regresan del extranjero enfrentan confusión debido a problemas de…

Listening Impact Circles emprende con la esperanza de que las personas…

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