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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 the Board decided not to adopt a...
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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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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...
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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...
