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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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College responds to immigration enforcement concerns
President Tom Stritikus released an email statement detailing new security measures in response to concerns about immigration enforcement Feb. 13. According to the email,...
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Stacy Spell promoted to Director of Campus Safety
According to a Dec. 4, 2025 email from the Dean of Students, Stacy Spell became the Director of Campus Safety after serving as the...
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Central Chiller Plant keeps its cool
Nestled on Baer Road between Thorne Hall and the McKinnon Family Tennis Center lies Occidental’s Central Chiller Plant. Despite its nondescript exterior, the plant provides...
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Occidental ranks 13th in national Fulbright Award acceptance
The Fulbright Scholar Program offers American undergraduates the funds to study, teach or conduct research in over 135 countries. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently...
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Student develops suicide prevention bot for online messaging platform Discord
Occidental student Liv G (junior), who has asked to keep their last name anonymous for privacy, said that a suicide prevention bot which they developed for...
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Ethics Bowl team prepares for nationals
After competing in a regional Ethics Bowl tournament in December, the Occidental College team qualified for the national competition in St. Louis in March....
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Occidental alumna takes a spin on ‘The Price is Right,’ wins big
After a car accident last December, Occidental alumna Debbie Weiser '08 said she did what any game show aficionado would do: shift gears and...
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Campus Dining, Sus Fund confront declining eco-clamshell return rate
Sustainability Fund (Sus Fund) Student Body Officer Aiden Thatcher (sophomore) said sustainability is a core value at Occidental that is highlighted through its eco-clamshell...
