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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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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...
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Occidental’s Canine Intelligence Lab offers unique behavioral research opportunity
Assistant Professor of Psychology Zachary Silver heads the Occidental College Canine Intelligence Lab, which focuses on observing the cognitive capabilities of dogs and their...
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Listening Impact Circles launch with hope of people truly listening
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Listening Impact Circles, the first initiative of the Presidential Advisory Group for Community and Dialogue (PAGCD) established last fall by President Tom Stritikus, begin...
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Former Colombian Deputy Minister of Justice Camilo Umaña Hernández speaks on restorative justice and peacebuilding
Camilo Umaña Hernández, Colombia’s former Deputy Minister of Justice and Brown University professor, spoke Feb. 4 about his experiences working with restorative justice and...
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Students returning from abroad left confused amidst housing issues
As some students return from a holiday break at home, others are returning from semesters spent around the world. Claire Wilson-Black (junior) said that...
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Teaching demonstrations test prospective professors to prove their ability in small-school environment
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Faculty and students of the Theater and Performance Studies department convened in the Keck Theater Room Feb. 3 to listen to a tenure-track candidate...
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From Oxypreneurship to Forbes 30 Under 30, Ethan Glass ’19 launches successful tech startup
Before the pandemic, Occidental students could participate in J-term Oxypreneurship programming before the spring semester buzz filled campus. One of these students was Ethan...
