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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Students new and old reflect on roommate pairing process
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When Oliver Otake* (junior), Antonio Cabello-Sanchez (junior) and Colin Thom (sophomore) first moved into Pauley Hall in Fall 2021, they said they found themselves...
