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Alex Murillo and Robert De La Barcena pave the way for non-traditional students
In the 2026—2027 academic year, Occidental has welcomed a number of non-traditional students, according to Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright, director of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)....
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Artemis II geologist talks historic lunar science mission
Megan Borel, a geologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Artemis II lunar science team, delivered a talk titled “The Moon Joy...
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Campus braces for El Niño
California has begun experiencing the effects of El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern in which massive storm clouds cause heavy rain and severe...
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Steve Gibbs, ORSL coordinator, dies at 62
Stephen Edmund Gibbs, programs and services coordinator for the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life (ORSL), died on campus Oct. 7. A memorial service...
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Affordability Promise enacted to promote ‘social mobility’
According to a Sept. 28 announcement from the college's Office of Marketing & Communications, the Occidental Affordability Promise aims to make an Occidental education...
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Students rally against sexual violence on college campuses
OxyJustice, with support from the Gender, Women, & Sexualities Studies department and Stand With Survivors, held a rally on the quad Oct. 8. An...
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ASOC considers petition for transfer student senator
Transfer student Alessandra Zagaceta (junior) opened a petition Sept. 28 endorsed by the Transfer Student Union (TSU) urging Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC)...
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Trustees again decide not to divest college endowment
Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck sent an email to students, faculty and staff Oct. 14 announcing that the Board decided not to adopt...
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Oxy SJP and ASOC recognize three-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023
More than 70 people gathered around the Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain Oct. 7 for a candlelight vigil organized by Students for Justice in...
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Booth Hall renovations remix music program
Booth Hall, the home of Occidental’s music department, is undergoing a renovation process that will transform the building into state-of-the-art classroom, rehearsal and performance...
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Prof. Zachary honors great-grandfather’s founding of town turned state park
Anita Zachary, visiting assistant professor of the Occidental College Writing Program, was the keynote speaker at the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park’s 50th Rededication...
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ACS honors ‘prominent mentor’ professor Michael Hill
Michael Hill, Fletcher Jones Foundation Professor of Chemistry at Occidental, was presented the 2027 Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution by the American...
