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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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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....
