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Alex Murillo and Robert De La Barcena pave the way for non-traditional students
In the 2026—2027 academic year, Occidental has welcomed a number of non-traditional students, according to Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright, director of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)....
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Artemis II geologist talks historic lunar science mission
Megan Borel, a geologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Artemis II lunar science team, delivered a talk titled “The Moon Joy...
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Campus braces for El Niño
California has begun experiencing the effects of El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern in which massive storm clouds cause heavy rain and severe...
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Steve Gibbs, ORSL coordinator, dies at 62
Stephen Edmund Gibbs, programs and services coordinator for the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life (ORSL), died on campus Oct. 7. A memorial service...
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Project SAFE hires first Weekend Advocate Téresa Mejia
The Project for a Sexual Assault-Free Environment (Project SAFE) program manager Tirzah Blanche announced in an email Feb. 11 that the program has hired...
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UN Week at Occidental: ‘Rights at Risk’ theme draws UN spokesperson as keynote speaker
Occidental College wrapped up its celebrations of United Nations (UN) Week April 7 with a suite of programming and special events sponsored by the...
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Special Collections hires Dr. Julie Tanaka as its new director
Julie Tanaka, former curator of rare books at Arizona State University and curator of special collections at the University of Notre Dame, will begin...
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College reports all time high of COVID-19 cases with 94 students testing positive
Between March 27 and April 2, 94 students tested positive at Occidental’s COVID-19 testing center — 5.8 percent of all students tested during that...
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FEAST hires new members for the semester
The Food, Energy, and Sustainability Team (FEAST) recently hired 12 individuals with their new hiring process, according to Diego Zapata ‘19, a member of...
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Occidental received $3.8 million in third and possibly final round of federal COVID-19 relief grant
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Occidental received a third round of a federal coronavirus grant, valued at $3,757,240, from the Department of Education's Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF...
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Occidental’s Eastern European students respond to events in Ukraine
Russian forces entered Ukraine Feb. 24, escalating armed conflict in the region into what has been recognized on the global stage as a full-scale invasion. Within the...
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A look at the first-year writing portfolio
First-year students submitted their writing portfolios March 14, in order to fulfill the first half of Occidental’s two-stage writing requirement. While the writing requirement has...
