Campus News
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What union contract means for student workers
The Occidental and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Student Worker Units is a new union contract applying to...
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Moore Lab fights parrot poaching with wildlife forensics
Occidental’s Moore Lab of Zoology collaborated on a research study published June 14 2026, which located the specific geographic source of a frequently poached...
Breaking News
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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Stories of hope, community and social justice from LA’s bookstores
Throughout the pandemic, LA's bookstores have closed, transitioned to curbside pickup and finally, partially reopened. Despite financial stress and other pandemic-related challenges, the bookstores...
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USC students’ ‘tent tile’ device helps protect unhoused neighbors from extreme temperatures
What started as a USC class project attempting to engineer solutions for a refugee camp in Greece is now protecting unhoused Angelenos from unsafe...
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‘It Pays to Spay’: Local organizations sponsor free spay and neuter event in Glassell Park
In the parking lot of the Super A Foods on Division Street in Glassell Park Oct. 24, a coalition of local organizations hosted the...
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College to announce spring semester decision in December
President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced in a campus-wide email Oct. 16 that the college will make a decision regarding spring semester instruction in...
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Canaries in a coal mine: What the Southwestern bird die-off can reveal about the environment
In search of dead birds, doctoral ornithology students at the University of New Mexico Nick Vinciguerra and Jenna McCullough arrived in Velarde, NM at...
On Campus
President Elam’s college cabinet to bring together departments across campus
President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced the creation of the College Cabinet in an email to the Occidental College community Sept. 28. According to...
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Ballot boxes, online tracking mark the beginning of the election in NELA
Around the state and in NELA, residents have been casting their ballots through the United States Post Office (USPS) and at official LA County...
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The Art of Frogtown continues to connect artists and community
The Elysian Valley Arts Collective (EVAC) is hosting its first virtual Frogtown Artwalk, "The Art of Frogtown,” Oct.16–18. The event will include free crafting...
