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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...
2012
Taitz loses court case to Occidental over Obama’s records
Author: Ryan Strong Occidental successfully opposed a legal motion filed by persistent birther Orly Taitz to compel the college to release President Barack Obama’s college records,...
2013
Black Student Alliance petitions for new major
Author: Damian Mendieta Black Student Alliance (BSA) President Brandi Locke (senior) created and distributed an online petition on Feb. 8 to support the creation of a...
2013
Athletic trainer resigns following sexual misconduct investigation
Author: Elwyn Pratt Long-time Head Athletic Trainer John Sweet is no longer employed by the college. No official statement was issued regarding this matter, but...
2013
Occidental celebrates the end of its 125th year
Author: Emily Shugerman The ferris wheel on campus last spring will return to the quad once again for Founders Day on April 20 as the college...
2013
Two history professors to retire at the semester
Author: Shilpa Bhongir History professor Lynn Dumenil and Art History and Visual Arts (AHVA) professor Louise Yuhas will retire this semester after 22 and 36 years...
2013
Auntie Em’s ends sales due to price increases
Author: Elwyn Pratt Auntie Em's Kitchen, a long-time provider of baked goods and salads for the Tiger Cooler and Coffee Cart, ended its sales to Campus...
2013
World News
Author: William Stupp Beijing. The third plenum of the 18th Central Committee of China's Communist Party took place this week, a four-day policy meeting attended by...
2013
Ambassador recounts al-Qaeda captivity
Author: Haley Gray Canadian Ambassador and author of "A Season in Hell: My 130 Days in the Sahara with Al Qaeda" Robert Fowler spoke at the...
