Tag: academic commons
Occidental’s presidential portraits chronicle an institution
Shortly after the 2007 opening of the Ahmanson Reading Room in the Mary Norton Clapp Library, the portraits of six former Occidental presidents have...
Marketplace indoor dining, Academic Commons and other facilities partially reopen on...
LA County's move from the purple to red tier of California's "Blueprint for a Safer Economy" March 12 has led to announcements Feb. 18...
ICC, Academic Commons and Special Collections collaborate in hosting events for...
The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) partnered with the Academic Commons and Special Collections and Archives to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month Sept. 15 – Oct....
Library digitizes and expands access to resources for remote semester
Due to the college's remote instruction for the fall semester, the Academic Commons is closed to visitors until further notice, according to its website....
With the help of college students and coloring books, elementary students...
On the main floor of Occidental College's Academic Commons, a sign that reads “Community Literacy Center” marks an area filled with children’s books, board games and...
Let’s clap for the Mary Norton Clapp
Hot take: the Mary Norton Clapp Academic Commons is the best place to be on campus. Nothing puts me in a better mood than...
Student art project “Ad(dressing) the Self” embellishes the academic commons
Sam Peck-Sanders (junior), Kendrick Shoji (junior) and Julian Strauss Biro (sophomore) collaborated through the Oxy Arts Initiate! program to create an exhibit titled “Ad(dressing)...
Academic Commons undergoes renovations, more in the works
The Mary Norton Clapp Academic Commons underwent many new renovations over the summer, implemented by the Facilities department and led by Marsha Schnirring, interim...
The scream of the squeaky door: hard to handle
Imagine a calm, Sunday night in Clapp Library. Students are hunkering down to finish work they have procrastinated on all weekend or gathering around...