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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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College offers opt-in Credit/No Credit grade change policy in light of coronavirus upheaval
In response to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Wendy Sternberg announced a change to...
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Student workers and staff grapple with work under pandemic
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Following Occidental's decision to ask most students to leave campus by March 20 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, very few student employees continue to work...
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Ten departments hire new faculty, future searches put on hold due to college-wide hiring freeze
Due to administrative changes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Occidental has implemented a school-wide freeze on faculty hiring, according to an email sent by President...
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ASOC works to support students during COVID-19 shutdown
In response to COVID-19, Occidental made the decision to transition classes online and move most students off campus March 20. Associated Students of Occidental College...
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Over 200 students remain in campus housing, consolidated to three residence halls
Students living in on-campus housing were asked to leave campus by March 20 when President Veitch announced Occidental's transition to online learning via campus-wide...
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Faculty navigate accessibility, working from home and finding humanity in online instruction
In response to growing health concerns amid the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, president Jonathan Veitch announced via email March 12 that all Occidental College academic instruction...
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Party Art Community gives gifts of activism and fun
Before Destinie Escobedo opened Party Art Community in 2016, she said she had started “a thousand” different creative business ventures. In college, she created...
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Small businesses struggle to stay open during pandemic
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Chris Register has been a longtime fan of the Eagle Rock neighborhood. As the 12-year owner of the catering company Brown Paper LA, Register...
