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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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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...
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SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house
A group of over Occidental students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...
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Professors determine next steps after Occidental lifts mask mandate
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Occidental College lifted the indoor masking requirement on campus Sept. 26, including in spaces such as classrooms, the Marketplace, Tiger Cooler, residence halls and the Academic...
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Writer in Residence Chekwube Danladi is edgy, tender and accomplished
2022–2025 Writer in Residence Chekwube Danladi teaches creative writing at Occidental with both an edge and a way with words. She currently teaches “Creative Writing: Introduction...
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Students and faculty across disciplines witness the first planetary defense mission
A crowd gathered in Fowler Hall Sept. 26 to watch the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) execute their first planetary defense test mission. Double...
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Dining Services struggles to respond to food inflation, staff shortages
Occidental College’s Marketplace and Tiger Cooler, the two main sources of food on campus for students, have struggled to respond to inflation and industrywide labor shortages,...
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Through new partnership, Occidental welcomes Davis New Mexico Scholars
Thanks to a new partnership between Occidental College and the Davis New Mexico Scholarship program, several first-generation students from New Mexico are attending Occidental at no cost....
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Kinesiology and Facilities partnership aims to improve workers’ wellness and connect staff with students
The Community Health and Fitness Research team is looking for interested students to join their Staff Wellness Project: a program that serves Occidental's cleaning...
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FEAST hosts first farmers market at Bruce Steele Garden
On Sept. 20, Occidental’s Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST), a student service which manages the Bruce Steele Garden on campus, hosted their first...
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Joaquin Caro: ‘Approachable, energetic, and up for anything’
Hired as the new Prevention and Education Coordinator for Project for a Sexual Assault Free Environment (Project SAFE) in March, Joaquin Caro has already...
