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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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Exploring the Atlantic Ocean, the depth of Black Studies and more with Justin Dunnavant
Seventy years after the graduation of Occidental's first Black students, Dr. Janet Stafford '52, George F. Ellison '52 and Barbara Bowman Wright '52, the...
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Green Bean opens with a festive gathering after a two-year hiatus
Occidental's student-run coffee shop, the Green Bean, was decorated with fairy lights, colorful ribbons and balloons tied down to Yerba Mate bottles Feb. 5....
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Faculty perspectives on return to campus and in-person instruction
President Harry J. Elam announced Jan. 6 that classes would take place remotely for the first week of the spring semester and the start...
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Understanding the updated COVID-19 Residential Policy
Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Jan. 31 stating that common rooms would be reopened for students to use while masked....
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New species, conservation studies, plenty of birds — the Moore Lab is a ‘cherished resource’ on campus
Though the Moore Laboratory of Zoology appears to be like any other building on campus dedicated to the sciences, upon entering the building, visitors are greeted...
Anti-Asian Texts Coverage
Students’ anti-Asian texts create uproar on campus; students demand action
Content warning: This article discusses recently emerged texts between two Occidental students that included genocidal, racist speech toward Asian people. In December 2020, an Occidental...
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Current FEAST Garden staff plan resignation and hiring committee for Spring 2022
Amid accusations of discriminatory hiring practices in the Occidental Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) Garden, current employees are planning to resign as a...
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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...
