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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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New philanthropy group aims to unite clubs around CSP theme
Author: Marina Dart Sophomore Ashkan Mortazavi recently created the Inter-Philanthropy Network (IPN) to unite the philanthropic efforts of student groups across campus. The group, started ...
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Oxypreneurship restructures, expands J-Term
Author: Stephen Nemeth Oxypreneurship is expanding and lengthening this year's January Term (J-Term) due to the success of last year's pilot program. The upcoming J-Term, which...
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Activists call attention to kidnappings in Colombia
Author: Marina Dart Students filled the Salisbury-Young room Friday to hear about the atrocities committed by government-supported paramilitary groups, who have kidnapped thousands of Colombians since...
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Honor Board rejects initial DEBI request to increase student body fee
Author: Lauren Rewers In a 4-3 decision Tuesday, Honor Board struck down a component in the Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) that would raise student...
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Professors stage NTT teach-in
Author: Henry Dickmeyer The Non-Tenure-Track (NTT) Faculty Committee launched a two-day educational program on the inequalities between NTT and tenured/tenure-track faculty (T3) today. The program is...
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Senate, Honor Board discuss next steps for DEBI
Author: Emily Shugerman Eight Honor Board members, seven ASOC senators and approximately 50 students packed the Studenmund Room March 25 to discuss the Diversity and Equity...
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New, non-traditional housing options planned for fall semester
Author: Charlotte Umanoff|Gregory Feiner Residential Education (ResEd) will offer several additions to Occidental's non-traditional housing options next fall by creating Queer House, the Social Justice Institute...
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Reshaping, downsizing of library’s book collection leads to formation of new student study space
Author: Jessica Faroy A new study space on the third floor of the Academic Commons opened this fall after the books previously stored in the location...
