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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...
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Professors on sabbatical dive into planetary metaphysics, Mexican philosophy and more
Every year, the Dean’s Office makes decisions about sabbatical applications for Occidental professors. According to Salvador Fernández, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, applications from professors for sabbatical leaves are...
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Mysterious Pillarhenge project continues to confound, even as development moves ahead
After 20 years, Vanos Architecture, an LA-based firm, along with a new property owner, will accomplish what many thought was impossible: develop Pillarhenge, a...
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Like a deep-sea comet, Professor Shana Goffredi delivers Sterling Award Lecture
Titled “Beneficial Partnerships: From the Deep Ocean to the Rainforest,” Biology Professor Shana Goffredi delivered the annual Sterling Award Lecture Feb. 28 in Choi...
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“Do you have a backup plan?” The Marriage Pact at Occidental
Marriage Pact is the backup plan buzzing around campus, with 661 Occidental student participants. Marriage Pact is an organization that was brought to campus...
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Special Collections hosts Hidden Histories: Oxy and Japanese American Incarceration
March 6 Occidental College Special Collections and College Archives will be hosting the work of history major Thea Wilson (senior) who has been archiving,...
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“Anticipating need” at Occidental’s Disability Services Office
Since the American Disabilities Act of 1990, Occidental’s Disability Services office has acted as the conduit for disabled students to receive academic and housing...
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Faculty Council passes resolution safeguarding academic freedom and faculty autonomy
Occidental’s Faculty Council passed a resolution safeguarding academic freedom and faculty autonomy Dec. 7, 2023, following national and campus pressures on academic freedom in...
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LA Times columnist and ‘Quintessential Angeleno’ Patt Morrison ’74 returns to Occidental
March 1 The Occidental and Los Angeles Times will host journalist and Occidental alum Patt Morrison ‘74 in conversation with co-worker and LAist.com (formerly...
