Campus News
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IRS proposes to end tax-exempt status for some private schools
According to a Sept. 3 press release, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations to end...
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Security measures upgraded with new cameras
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer James Uhrich said in an email statement he sent to the college March 16 that...
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OxyAlert system transitions to new software platform
Occidental has been running tests to securely change the platform of the OxyAlert system, which is used to notify campus residents of urgent information....
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Occidental faculty discuss AI usage in college setting
Occidental has a newly formed artificial intelligence (AI) council to address the impact that AI has on the college, Vice President of Information Technology...
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World News 6.0
United States. Google's Senior Vice President Alan Eustace, 57, jumped from a high-altitude air balloon near the top of the stratosphere Friday, breaking the...
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ICC reorganizes staff, reprioritizes goals
All three permanent staff members of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)—Assistant Dean for Intercultural Affairs Paula Crisostomo, Assistant Director for Intercultural Affairs Dominic Alleto...
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Unity Week to include first dance since Fall 2013
Occidental’s Black Student Alliance (BSA) will host the first dance of the year Nov. 1 as part of the college’s first annual Unity Week....
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Students choose seniority room draw policy in campus-wide vote
Room draw will now be based on seniority in response to the results of a recent campus-wide survey conducted by Residential Education and Housing...
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New club provides communal space for Latina students to explore, celebrate their identities
Members of Las Hermanas Aliadas met for the first time Sept. 18 to discuss their experiences as Latina women. The new club, formed by...
Academic
New major proposed to teach language alongside cultural and literary tradition
The German, Russian and Classical Studies department submitted a proposal to the Academic Planning Committee (APC) this month for a new Literature, Language and...
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World News 5.0
Sweden. The Swedish Navy suspects that a Russian submarine entered Swedish territory this past weekend after it recorded “suspected foreign activity underwater” and intercepted...
Campus News
Students choose seniority room draw policy in campus-wide vote
Room draw will now be based on seniority, based on the results of a recent campus-wide survey conducted by Residential Education and Housing Services...
