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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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Off-campus housing policy poses challenges
Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Feb. 2 to the sophomore class sharing the Third-Year Live Off Application. The application, which...
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SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house
A group of over Occidental students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...
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Occidental announces plans for in-person commencement for the Class of 2021
President Elam announced March 19 that the 2021 commencement ceremony will be in person, citing updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines...
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SJP makes demands for college’s response to the doxxing of four members
Occidental College’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter discovered Feb. 24 that personal information about four of their members had been published on...
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OSAC continues work during the remote year, following its 2017 re-emergence
Following a period of dormancy, Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC) — a student-run coalition that aims to support students and survivors — announced their...
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Occidental set to receive new round of aid from Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Over a year after transitioning to online instruction, COVID-19 continues to heavily effect Occidental, lowering the number of students on campus, creating new costs...
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Marketplace indoor dining, Academic Commons and other facilities partially reopen on campus
LA County's move from the purple to red tier of California's "Blueprint for a Safer Economy" March 12 has led to announcements Feb. 18...
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ASOC will host new vote on constitutional amendments through annual Spring Election
The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) held a special election on a constitutional amendment and three honor board positions from March 2–5. According...
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Occidental community reacts to the rise in anti-Asian violence and hate
Anger. Sadness. Frustration. Fear. These are the emotions that members of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community at Occidental have expressed in the...
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Students weather winter storms in Texas
Snowfall began in Texas Feb. 15, marking the start of a winter storm that caused a statewide crisis. Texans faced harsh weather conditions without...
