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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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Occidental’s new First-Gen Coalition seeks to institutionalize support for first-generation college students
The First-Generation Student Coalition, also known as the First-Gen Coalition, was created May 2020 to address the need for institutionalized support for first-generation college...
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‘Homecoming at Home,’ creating school spirit through a virtual world
Since LA County COVID-19 protocols restrict large gatherings, Occidental College adapted the yearly Homecoming to be virtual. According to Monika Moore, director of alumni...
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College prepares for flu season during pandemic
The approaching flu season and the recent spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases have raised concerns about the interaction between the flu and COVID-19. In...
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Bike Share reopens with new safety protocols
Bike Share, the campus bike rental student service, reopened this month with new COVID-19 related safety protocols in place. The rental service joins the...
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‘Empowering a community:’ Filipino American History Month events center art and celebrate culture
Filipino American History Month is celebrated throughout October, and this year, members of the Filipino American arts community in NELA and Historic Filipinotown have...
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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...
