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What union contract means for student workers
The Occidental and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Student Worker Units is a new union contract applying to...
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Moore Lab fights parrot poaching with wildlife forensics
Occidental’s Moore Lab of Zoology collaborated on a research study published June 14 2026, which located the specific geographic source of a frequently poached...
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Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting
Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...
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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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Black History Month menu prompts criticism
Campus Dining sent an email to the student body and staff with a proposed lunch at the Marketplace to celebrate Black History Month during...
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2023-24 Obama Scholars focus on community
Established in 2017, The Barack Obama Scholars Program provides mentorship for Occidental students to foster public service and leadership. Occidental’s 2023-24 cohort of Barack Obama...
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Listener and advocate Dominique Day addresses dismantling anti-Black racism at U.N. Week
Dominique Day, a member of the United Nations (U.N.) Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, visited Occidental as the keynote speaker...
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Students run impassioned ASOC campaigns, despite low student voter turnout
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
