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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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Four Occidental students arrested at UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment
Four Occidental students were arrested at UCLA early May 2 when the Los Angeles Police Departmet cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment, according to Occidental Students...
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Oxy SJP and Oxy JVP stage encampment for Palestine, plan to stay ‘as long as possible’
April 29, 4 a.m., Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) and Occidental Jewish Voice for Peace (Oxy JVP) assembled an encampment of...
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Oxy SJP holds Tax Day walkout and demonstration, continues calls for administrative action
April 15, Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a walkout and march to protest against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and...
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Writing and Rhetoric Department becomes “College Writing Program”
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As students and faculty perused the Course Counts website during course registration, the attentive browser might have noticed a change: the disappearance of the...
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Self-proclaimed “Loud Woman” Lindy West ’04 to deliver 2024 commencement address
Before the eyes of hundreds of capped students, decorated with leis and colorful cords, a speaker stands. In 2019, it was the 42nd Mayor...
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In loving memory: Robert Torres
I don’t exactly remember meeting Robert Torres. But during my first summer on campus and my sophomore year — a difficult time — I...
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ROSE, college responds to FAQ on student union drive
In advance of an impending election for the Rising Occidental Student Employees (ROSE) to form a union at the college, The Occidental asked questions...
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Sophomore Cecilia Grané wins ASOC presidential election after eventful race
Ballots closed April 6 for this year's Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) elections. According to elections chair Sarah Titcombe (junior), the student body...
