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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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As college settles allegations of antisemitism, Occidental protests continue with allegations of a vandalized memorial and misdirection of a school event
*This article mentions sexual violence. As the Israeli war on Hamas in Gaza persists, protests continue on Occidental’s campus. Just as President Tom Stritikus settled...
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New Faculty Connections Dining Program offers a ‘neutral space’ for building community
The Marketplace and Tiger Cooler teem with students, whether in line for pasta made to order or hovering over the conveyor belt of bagels...
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‘The saddest I’ve ever seen campus’: students react to the presidential election
After months of buildup to the election, The Associated Press called the 2024 presidential election for former President Donald Trump at 2:34 a.m. Nov....
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Emmons receives $300,000 grant to support mental health on campus
This past September, Assistant Dean of Students at Emmons Devon Sakamoto and Health Promotion Specialist Laura Fettig applied for and received a $300,000 grant...
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Occidental harvests 1,190 pounds of olives during second annual Harvest Fest
Occidental's Office of Sustainability hosted the college's second annual Olive Harvest Fest at Mullin Grove Nov. 1. This year's participants picked 1,190 pounds of...
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Occidental College hits highest ranking in 15 years, admissions reflects on statistics
U.S. News and World Report, an education, business and analytics publishing company, released its 2025 list of “Best College Rankings” and "National Liberal Arts...
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Nearly two months after a flood, the Occidental bell tower rings again
The Occidental bell tower recommenced ringing Oct. 3 for the 2024–2025 academic year. The bell tower was not working before, because the Johnson Student...
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Occidental students engage with global policy during Oxy at the UN
Each year, a group of Occidental seniors participate in The William and Elizabeth Kahane United Nations Program (Kahane UN Program) — the nation’s only full-time residential...
