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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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OSAC ‘We Demand More’ demonstration and teach-in address sexual assault on campus
Content warning: This article contains discussions of rape culture on campus. Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC) hosted a march and demonstration Nov. 12 to call for accountability...
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Pandemic staff shortages affect administrative offices across campus
As students return to campus this semester, several of Occidental College’s administrative offices — admissions, financial aid and Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) —...
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Diving into Occidental’s water usage
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This article was updated at 4:06 p.m. Nov. 17 to clarify that John Garcia is pictured in the photo. In a previous draft, Garcia...
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College sexual misconduct reported at rates three times higher than comparable period in 2019
Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual misconduct on campus. From Aug. 1 to Sept. 27 this year, 29 instances of sexual misconduct were...
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Students criticize Occidental Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey for insensitive language
Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault on college campuses. Occidental College released a Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey Oct. 29. Oxy Sexual Assault...
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Occidental launches Integrated Strategic Planning to guide the college through 2030
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President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced the launch of the Integrated Strategic Planning (ISP) effort via email Oct. 27. The ISP attempts to gather community input from...
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‘Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory’ grade policy added as part of pandemic adjustments
The Academic Planning Committee (APC) implemented a new grading policy for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 that allows students to switch one class from a letter grade...
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2021 Clery Report shows lower campus crime during remote semesters
Occidental College released the 2021 Annual Fire Safety and Security Report (AFSSR), also known as the Clery Report, in a campus-wide email Oct. 1....
