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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 50 students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...
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Mock Trial brings ‘luck’ and ‘grit’ to regionals, championships
Occidental’s Mock Trial team placed seventh out of 28 at the American Mock Trial Association’s (AMTA) Regional Tournament Feb. 28-March 1. They advanced to...
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Demystifying Raftr, the new community engagement app
After launching Aug. 2023, Raftr, an app used to strengthen and track community engagement in higher education, labor unions and nonprofit, boasts a 75...
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SoCal record storm drenches college
Feb. 4 California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that eight Southern California counties were in a state of emergency as a result of incoming storms,...
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Fizz sets campus abuzz with anonymous posting
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Occidental students took to the Academic Quad Jan. 25 to hand out donuts in exchange for one thing — downloading Fizz, a social media...
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President Elam signs the Second Nature Climate Commitment
President Harry Elam signed the Second Nature Climate Commitment Jan. 21, which has two main goals: carbon neutrality and climate resilience. Second Nature is a...
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Administration commits to ongoing dialogue with Oxy SJP following overnight occupation
Nearly one month after Occidental's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) occupied the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center (AGC), the college's...
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Oxy SJP occupies AGC after two-day demonstration, next steps are unclear
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Occidental College community has been embroiled in controversy about how to react on campus, starting...
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Changes in FAFSA calculations pushes form release to December
Oct. 11, Director of Financial Aid Sheryl Reinschmidt sent an email to Occidental students informing them that the launch of the 2024–2025 Free Application...
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Judge John Owens tells Occidental students ‘the sky’s the limit’
Facing rows of students with notepads and bright computers, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John Owens sat beside his three current federal law clerks....
