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Campus closed to visitors after community complains about noncompliance with social distancing, mask usage

Director of Campus Safety Rick Tanksley announced via email April 28 that Occidental's campus is closed to all visitors in response to concerns of noncompliance...

Classes move online in response to COVID-19

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, President Jonathan Veitch announced via email March 12 that classes will be conducted online starting March 23...

Campus Safety resorts to booting cars to address parking violations

Campus Safety began increasing the amount of parking boots used on cars whose drivers have parking violations January 2020 in an initiative to address...

From free food to furry friends, students share stories of the gig economy

Baxter Montgomery (senior) can often be found in his blue Honda CRV with Texas plates, switching between 98.7 and 97.1 on the radio with...

LAPD proposes foot patrols on Colorado Boulevard

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Northeast Area Senior Lead Officer Fernando Ochoa proposed the implementation of foot patrols on Colorado Boulevard following a string of...

Budget constraints, vacancies in Facilities force hard work and hard decisions

Understaffing in Facilities results in challenges for staff and management, according to Facilities employees. The Facilities Management department includes cleaning services, grounds maintenance, stockroom, utilities...

We need to stand up to sexual assault at Oxy

As a woman, I know what it's like to feel like my body doesn't completely belong to me. I felt like my body wasn’t mine...

Students and faculty march for non-tenure track faculty unionization

Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty delivered a letter April 2 addressed to President Jonathan Veitch, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean of the College Wendy Sternberg and...