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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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Campaign Semester 2024 gives students practical political experience and professional connections
Every two years during midterm and presidential elections, Occidental offers the Campaign Semester program to all students. Since its establishment in 2008, Campaign Semester has given...
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Campus laundry meltdown leaves students out to dry
Washer and dryers in the first-year dorms of Stewart-Cleland Hall, Pauley Hall and Braun Hall have begun to break down since the beginning of...
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Oxy SJP, Oxy JVP blocked outside Swan Hall, professor falls in physical confrontation with private security
The Occidental chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (Oxy JVP), participating in a national Rage Week...
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Survivors Circle seeks to provide support to survivors of sexual assault
Beginning in October, Emmons Wellness Center will resume Survivors Circle, a confidential support group for student survivors of sexual assault to reflect on and work towards...
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Associate Director of Jewish Student Life Ben Greenberg wins 2024 Advisor of the Year
Occidental College's Student Organization Advisor of the Year Award recognizes a community member who advises and supports an organization outside of their normal duties. Occidental’s Associate...
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Sunrise Oxy members gather for climate strike at LA City Hall
Occidental students Emma Galbraith (senior) and Luci Johnston (junior) took to the stage to speak on the climate crisis Sept. 20, as Angelenos of...
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Oxy Live! kicks off new season with Tavares Strachan and Paul Holdengräber
The 2024–2025 season of Oxy Live!, Occidental’s annual speaker program opened Sept. 24 in Thorne Hall and featured conceptual artist Tavares Strachan in conversation...
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Max Chun ’19 wins Pulitzer for community-focused coverage of Santa Cruz storms
This year, Lookout Santa Cruz, a local online news outlet in Santa Cruz with only 14 employees, including general-assignment correspondent and Occidental alumni Max Chun '19, won journalism’s...
