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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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Off-campus housing policy poses challenges
Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Feb. 2 to the sophomore class sharing the Third-Year Live Off Application. The application, which...
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SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house
A group of over Occidental students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...
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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...
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AI use in Occidental classrooms increases, sparks debate
Since their inception in 2022, ChatGPT and other large language models have taken the world by storm. Using algorithms trained on text-based databases, artificial...
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Bargaining continues between student union and Occidental, new proposals introduced
With student workers present, bargaining representatives from Occidental and Service Workers International Union (SEIU) Local 721 met for the third time Feb. 11. According...
