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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...
2013
Campus Safety hires students to meet staffing shortage
Author: Elwyn Pratt Students may now encounter their peers checking ID cards in the Almuni Gym Fitness Center during weekends. Campus Safety hired students to check...
2013
Occidental admits a record number of international students
Author: Charlotte Flight A record number of international and exchange students were admitted this Fall, including more than 50 students spanning from more than three continents....
2013
Black studies major still in the works
Author: Cordelia Kenney After an online petition created by Former Black Student Alliance (BSA) President Brandi Locke ’13 acquired several hundred signatures last February, student support...
2013
Dances banned due to alcohol transports at Toga
Author: Jeremy Childs Occidental Student Life has established a year-long moratorium on all school-wide dances following the hospitalization of six students at the annual Toga dance...
2013
Law Week brings workshops, top schools
Author: Drew Jaffe The Career Development Center (CDC) hosted its second annual Law Week from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13 as part of an ongoing effort...
2014
Secretary of education holds twitter conversation
Author: Juliet Suess Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held an open Twitter conversation on Monday night directed at students and their families. Using #StuVoice, students of...
2014
Campus entrance to go from gray to green
Author: William Stupp A $1.5 million recent trustee donation will fund a renovation to the campus main entrance to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of Occidental's...
2014
Recent hire of 10 tenure-track professors is largest in five years
Author: Juliet Suess Occidental hired 10 new tenure or tenure-track professors in eight different departments. These 10 hires mark the most tenure appointments in one year...
