Dean’s Award Winners 2025
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes graduating seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody Oxy’s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and...
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Oxy Women's Water Polo Ends Season as SCIAC Co-Champions
After an undefeated season, the Occidental College women's water polo team lost 6-7 to the University of Redlands in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...
Longwood Defeats Occidental in National Rugby Championship
Longwood University of Farmville, Va., beat the Occidental men's rugby team 36-27 in the final match of the National Small College Rugby Organization National Championship in...
Occidental Student a Finalist in National Economics Contest
Laura Bowen '11, a diplomacy and world affairs major at Occidental College, was recently selected as one of 12 finalists in Pearson's Insider contest, and, as such, will be...
Samantha Power to Speak at Occidental Commencement
Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Harvard professor, and outspoken advocate for human rights, will be the featured speaker at Occidental College's 129th commencement...
Student Web Exhibit Features L.A. Street, Skate Culture
On April 18, a group of Occidental College students presented a Web project on the history of Los Angeles graffiti, car, and skateboard culture as part of the College's Spring Arts...
LA Opera Young Artists to Perform April 20
Four Domingo-Thornton Young Artists of the LA Opera will perform a wide range of repertoire during a free public concert on Wednesday, April 20 in the intimate setting of...
Students Coached by Occidental Alumnus Come in 4th in National Science Olympiad
Muscatel Middle School science teacher Jun Lugue '98 M'99 introduced the Science Olympiad to the Rosemead school in 2002 on a lark, as a fun way to get students more interested in...
Four Occidental Alumni Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Four Occidental College alumni have received the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship--Erin Brinton '09 and Case Prager '08 in biology, and Ian...
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