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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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Emmons Wellness Center awaiting approval of COVID-19 vaccination site application
Emmons Wellness Center has filed an application with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Immunization Registry (CAIR) to be enrolled...
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Board of Trustees rejects SJP’s request to divest from Israel
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Finance, Planning and Operations Amos Himmelstein sent a campus-wide email Jan. 29 containing a statement from the...
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College criticizes Zoom following censorship allegations
A group of faculty members sent a letter on behalf of the college Nov. 23 expressing discontent with the actions of the video communications...
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190 on-campus students adapt to new COVID-19 guidelines as Spring 2021 continues remotely
Occidental announced remote instruction would continue into the Spring 2021 semester Nov. 30 with a limited number of students living on campus, including newly-added...
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What does the new LA River Master Plan mean for NELA?
Leer en español LA County released a public draft of its 2020 LA River Master Plan Jan. 13, the first plan of its kind since...
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Occidental announces Spring 2020 remote instruction citing LA County guidance
Occidental College announced the continuation of remote instruction and limited on-campus housing protocols for the upcoming spring semester in an email Nov. 30 to...
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Summer protests renew plans to improve Campus Safety’s relationship with students
When protests erupted following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers in June, Director of Campus Safety Rick Tanksley sent an email...
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Furloughs impact employees, community responds with relief fund
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Occidental has a $33 million deficit for the 2020–21 fiscal year. To minimize this loss, President Harry...
