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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....

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...

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...

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...

Students run impassioned ASOC campaigns, despite low student voter turnout

The election for Associated Students of Occidental College’s (ASOC) acting judicial branch closed with 465 total votes Feb. 13. According to an email from ASOC Elections...

Kinesiology dept. future in question, but not crisis

Professor Stuart Rugg, the chair of the kinesiology department, is retiring — probably at the end of the next school year, he said. According...

Nude man sighting by Berkus Hall: ‘See something, say something’

Many calls were made to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) about a nude man around the Highland Park area Feb. 8, according to...

ChatGPT might help with homework, but faculty urges students to use the AI intelligently

Occidental chemistry professor Chris Craney still has the slide rule he used as an undergraduate, long after calculators replaced it in the classroom. Craney said he spent a...

TVs in Marketplace and Tiger Cooler show ‘change is coming’ for the Occidental dining experience

Slime compilations and sports have become the new backdrop of meals spent inside the Marketplace (MP) and Tiger Cooler. According to Erik Russell, assistant...

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FEAST continues to return Fiji hillside to its indigenous roots

Trails leading up the hillside of Mount Fiji on Occidental College's campus provide visitors with sweeping views of Northeast Los Angeles, the San Gabriel...

Students say it’s no replacement as software takes over for note-takers

Five days before the Spring 2023 semester began, students with note-taking accommodations received an email from Disability Services informing them that the college would...