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Trustees again decide not to divest college endowment
Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck sent an email to students, faculty and staff Oct. 14 announcing the Board decided not to adopt a...
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Oxy SJP and ASOC recognize three-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023
More than 70 people gathered around the Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain Oct. 7 for a candlelight vigil organized by Students for Justice in...
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Booth Hall renovations remix music program
Booth Hall, the home of Occidental’s music department, is undergoing a renovation process that will transform the building into state-of-the-art classroom, rehearsal and performance...
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Prof. Zachary honors great-grandfather’s founding of town turned state park
Anita Zachary, visiting assistant professor of the Occidental College Writing Program, was the keynote speaker at the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park’s 50th Rededication...
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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...
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Economics students petition to keep Professor Djerdjian at Occidental
A group of seven students sent a petition Feb. 7 via email to renew Economics professor Daron Djerdjian's contract for the 2024-2025 school year to Occidental...
