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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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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...
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Fraternities and sororities open rush to Fall first years
As of this academic year, first-year students at Occidental College can now rush fraternities and sororities during their first semester of college. This move...
