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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 that the Board decided not to adopt...

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...

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...

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...

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...