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What union contract means for student workers
The Occidental and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Student Worker Units is a new union contract applying to...
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Moore Lab fights parrot poaching with wildlife forensics
Occidental’s Moore Lab of Zoology collaborated on a research study published June 14 2026, which located the specific geographic source of a frequently poached...
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Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting
Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...
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Christopher Grant named new associate director of Campus Safety
Christopher Grant was selected for the position of associate director of Campus Safety, according to a school-wide email from Campus Safety sent March 20....
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UCI Professor Michael Méndez speaks on environmental justice for undocumented migrants amid California wildfires
Dr. Michael Méndez, assistant professor of environmental policy and planning at the University of California, Irvine and former Pinchot Faculty Fellow at the Yale...
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ROSE organizes march as union negations continue
Around 50 students marched from the AGC steps to JSC Studenmund in support of the student workers' union demands at 11:30 a.m. March 6....
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Occidental responds to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle DEI in higher education
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As of March 1, President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders aimed at ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in higher education: “Ending...
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Education major proposal under review by Academic Planning Committee
The page one article on the education major proposal in The Occidental, Feb. 19 had multiple errors. This article has been re-reported by Editor...
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Black Men’s Forum, Black Student Alliance-led cookout unites and enlivens community
Black Occidental students were invited by the Black Student Alliance (BSA) and Black Men’s Forum (BMF) to attend a Feb 1. joint cookout event...
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Scientists react with uncertainty, activism to Trump’s policies
Nationwide protests to protect scientific research from Trump administration policies are being co-organized by Occidental alum JP Flores ’21, according to a Feb. 18...
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NIH funding cuts worry professors, research administration remains unaffected
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced cuts to funding grants sent to research institutions Feb. 7, which were blocked by U.S. District Judge...
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Professor Erica Ball honored with a place in the American Antiquarian Society
Professor of Black Studies Erica Ball was recently elected to the American Antiquarian Society, a 212-year-old research library and community which has included 14...
