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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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Grant funds new positions, research opportunities
Occidental received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in spring 2015 to increase undergraduate research in the curriculum, particularly in the...
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J-Term program expands with new creative track
Oxypreneurship, in conjunction with the Young Fund and the Hameetman Career Center (HCC), will be rolling out a new pilot track during the six-day...
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Geo Jocks: Shrinking Mountains
Of all Earth's natural wonders, mountains stand out as one of the most majestic, unignorable phenomena. They are prone to frigid, unpredictable and often...
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CDO search candidates visit campus, discuss plans for diversity
The Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) Search Committee brought four finalist candidates to campus Nov. 18–23. Preceding their visits, student representatives from the committee held...
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Faculty votes against calling for Veitch's resignation
Faculty voted 83–45 against calling for the immediate resignation of President Jonathan Veitch in a meeting Tuesday, Director of Communications Jim Tranquada said. The...
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Administration responds to Oxy United’s demands, activist group vows to continue movement
The administration addressed Oxy United for Black Liberation’s 14 demands in an email signed by President Jonathan Veitch, Vice President for Academic Affairs Jorge...
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Active Minds wins award
Representatives from Active Minds at Oxy received the Uniting Voices Award from the national Active Minds organization at the Active Minds National Mental Health...
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Student activists demand Veitch's resignation
Oxy United for Black Liberation is demanding President Jonathan Veitch’s immediate resignation, claiming that he mishandled issues of diversity and sexual assault on campus.The...
