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What union contract means for student workers
The Occidental and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Student Worker Units is a new union contract applying to...
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Moore Lab fights parrot poaching with wildlife forensics
Occidental’s Moore Lab of Zoology collaborated on a research study published June 14 2026, which located the specific geographic source of a frequently poached...
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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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Students get Narcan in welcome bags, new policy from college to reduce harm
At the beginning of the school year, Occidental students returning to their dorms on campus were greeted by a tote bag containing various supplies, such...
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Two-time Academy Award winner and lifelong activist Jane Fonda and radio journalist Greg Dalton ’86 hold climate conversation at Occidental
Jane Fonda, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and life-long activist, and Greg Dalton '86, founder of the radio program Climate One, will be in conversation...
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Students get Narcan in welcome bags, new policy from college to reduce harm
At the beginning of the school year, Occidental students returning to their dorms on campus were greeted by a tote bag containing various supplies,...
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Boba, fridges and ice cream: the Tiger Cooler gets a makeover
This fall, Occidental’s Tiger Cooler, one of the campus’s two dining facilities, underwent changes in their food and beverage options, as well as hours...
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Occidental Board says no to Oxy SJP and JVP divestment demands. “Stay tuned,” says Oxy SJP
The Board’s Announcement In a June 10 email from the Occidental Board of Trustees, Board Chair Lisa H. Link P’18 announced the rejection of a...
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The Anti-Defamation League and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law file complaint against Occidental, alleging antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (Brandeis Center) announced they filed a complaint with the...
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College, SJP and JVP protestors announce agreement to consider divestment, encampment will come down
May 7, Occidental president Harry J. Elam Jr. announced via email to the college community that the administration reached an agreement with Occidental Students...
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Occidental administration agrees to bring divestment proposal to Board of Trustees in June
According to a memo obtained by The Occidental titled "Investment Committee Response to SJP Proposal," Ronald Hahn, Chair of Occidental's Board of Trustees' Investment...
