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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 the Board decided not to adopt a...
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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 ranks 13th in national Fulbright Award acceptance
The Fulbright Scholar Program offers American undergraduates the funds to study, teach or conduct research in over 135 countries. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently...
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Student develops suicide prevention bot for online messaging platform Discord
Occidental student Liv G (junior), who has asked to keep their last name anonymous for privacy, said that a suicide prevention bot which they developed for...
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Ethics Bowl team prepares for nationals
After competing in a regional Ethics Bowl tournament in December, the Occidental College team qualified for the national competition in St. Louis in March....
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Occidental alumna takes a spin on ‘The Price is Right,’ wins big
After a car accident last December, Occidental alumna Debbie Weiser '08 said she did what any game show aficionado would do: shift gears and...
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Campus Dining, Sus Fund confront declining eco-clamshell return rate
Sustainability Fund (Sus Fund) Student Body Officer Aiden Thatcher (sophomore) said sustainability is a core value at Occidental that is highlighted through its eco-clamshell...
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Norris undergoes fumigation over winter break
Norris Hall underwent a scheduled fumigation over winter break due to a termite infestation, according to Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)...
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DEB announces boycott and funding changes
ASOC's Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) released a statement via email Dec. 12, 2025 detailing funding changes and listing businesses they are boycotting, citing inspiration from the Palestinian-led Boycott,...
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College phases out blue-light emergency phones for safety app
According to a Dec. 11 email from Campus Safety Director Stacy Spell, Occidental is removing the blue-light emergency phones and fully transitioning to the...
