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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...
Breaking News
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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Occidental reimagines campus plant life in light of drought
Amidst this semester's heat wave, Occidental students received an email from Director of Facilities David Caldwell regarding the college's plan for saving water in light of...
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When it comes to creating community, Oxy Gaming is not playing around
Emma Cho -
Amidst the endless clacking away at keyboards and nonstop studying that take place in the Academic Commons, lie hidden numerous fantasy worlds, bloody battlefields and...
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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...
Academic
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...
