News
Enterprise
Inside The Newsroom
On Campus
Community
Inside the Newsroom
Features
Culture
Behind the Scenes
Conversations from Quarantine
Letters From
Opinions
Editorial
Lessons Learned
Letters to the Editor
Outside Contributors
Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Men’s Tennis
Players Of The Week
Rugby
Soccer
Softball
Sports Column
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track & Field
Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wellness
Media
Podcasts
Abroad: A Storytelling Series
En Español
Search
56.8
F
Los Angeles
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The Occidental
News
All
Enterprise
Inside The Newsroom
On Campus
News
DSU hosts screening of ‘Crip Camp’ and Q&A with directors
News
Occidental ranked 151st out of 257 colleges for free speech climate
News
Prop. 50 sparks debate among Occidental students
News
College adjusts spending and admissions tactics in the wake of enrollment…
Community
All
Inside the Newsroom
Community News
LA Breakfast Club celebrates a century of mornings served sunny side…
Community News
MAC department partners with Vidiots to screen ‘Nightcrawlers’
Community News
‘You can do it in your backyard’: ERNC Sustainability Committee holds…
Community News
Pastport Vintage LA’s new storefront: ‘Come for the clothes, stay for…
Features
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
Editorial: A musical guide to surviving your first year
Culture
All
Behind the Scenes
Conversations from Quarantine
Letters From
Culture
Oranges, loquats, prickly pears — campus fruit trees are for all…
Culture
Oxy Student Film Fest showcases students’ creative lenses
Culture
Occidental students reflect on autumn in the desert
Culture
Palm trees, sunsets and traffic: Movies that made me fall in…
Opinions
All
Editorial
Lessons Learned
Letters to the Editor
Outside Contributors
Opinions
Opinion: Why double majoring will heal higher education
Opinions
Opinion: Demolishing the East Wing is yet another broken norm in…
Opinions
Opinion: AI is ruining the liberal arts experience
Opinions
Opinion: I don’t want to go to war with Venezuela
Sports
All
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Men’s Tennis
Players Of The Week
Rugby
Soccer
Softball
Sports Column
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track & Field
Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wellness
Sports
Men’s soccer wins SCIAC, women’s team makes playoffs for first time…
Sports
Cross country teams finish strong with All-SCIAC selections, set to compete…
Sports
WAC and Detox Ultimate teams throw around and bond at San…
Sports
Volleyball makes comeback push after losing two close games and an…
Media
Arts & Entertainment
Oswald and Friends at Fall Fest
Media
Men’s water polo in action against Los Angeles Valley College
Culture
The Dare headlines Spring Fest with support from Coco and Clair…
Media
La Reconquista (the regaining)
Media
La Reconquista
Podcasts
Abroad: A Storytelling Series
En Español
En Español
Se instalará aire acondicionado en los dormitorios restantes que aún no…
En Español
ROSE organiza una marcha mientras continúan las negociaciones sindicales.
En Español
La profesora Erica Ball ha sido distinguida con un lugar en…
En Español
Estudiantes que regresan del extranjero enfrentan confusión debido a problemas de…
En Español
Listening Impact Circles emprende con la esperanza de que las personas…
Advertisement
Home
‘The greatest decision:’ Gap year students reflect on their adventures before college
gapyear_FEATURES_AudreyRudolph6
gapyear_FEATURES_AudreyRudolph6
Sign up for The Occidental Email Newsletter!
Edit with Live CSS
