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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...
2015
Occidental featured in sexual assault documentary
Author: Marina Dart "The Hunting Ground," a documentary released in Los Angeles theaters Feb. 27, explores the college sexual assault epidemic throughout the United States. Occidental...
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Emmons to introduce peer mentoring program in fall
Author: Daphne Auza Starting this fall, four students will join Emmons Student Wellness Center in establishing a new peer mentorship program. Emmons Senior Director Sara Semal...
2015
Theophilus Savini elected ASOC Senate president, student body fee amendment deemed invalid
Author: Sarah Safuto Students officially voted Theophilus Savini (junior) to serve as next year’s Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) President Friday. “I was nervous about opening...
2015
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life offers students new fellowship opportunity focused on interfatih study
Author: Margaret Su Following nine years of success with its Values and Vocations Fellowship, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) is rolling out a...
2015
Soledad O’Brien brings “I am Latino in America” tour to Occidental
Author: Lena Smith "Will Northwestern Mutual create a scholarship for first generation students?" a student asked in Thorne Hall Thursday evening during the Q&A session following...
2015
Halal meat offered at MP lunch
Author: Lily Goldfarb Campus Dining served halal meat in the Marketplace for the first time at lunch Friday after working with the Muslim Students Association (MSA)...
2015
Grant funds new positions, research opportunities
Author: Margaret Su Occidental received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in spring 2015 to increase undergraduate research in the curriculum, particularly in...
2016
Sexual misconduct policy implemented
Author: Hannah Fishbein President Jonathan Veitch announced in a Feb. 4 email to the Occidental community that the Campus Committee on Sexual Responsibility and Misconduct (CCSRM)...
