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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...
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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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Rumored erasure of Highland Park “Tenochtitlan” mural sparks community concern, building owner denies claim
On the corner of North Avenue 61 and North Figueroa Street stands "Tenochtitlan — The Wall That Talks," a 75-foot-long mural painted in 1996 by the Quetzalcoatl...
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Professor Robert Winter leaves his legacy and historic house to Occidental
It should come as no surprise that professor Robert Winter's legacy endures even a year after his February 2019 passing. In addition to teaching...
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LAPD proposes foot patrols on Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Northeast Area Senior Lead Officer Fernando Ochoa proposed the implementation of foot patrols on Colorado Boulevard following a string of...
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Alexandra Fulcher named new Title IX Coordinator
Alexandra Fulcher was named Title IX Coordinator in a campus-wide email from President Jonathan Veitch Jan. 16. She began the position Jan. 27. This announcement concluded...
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Students resist Senator Jeff Flake’s lecture on future of conservatism
The same day the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump of impeachment charges, Feb. 5, former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona spoke at Thorne...
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‘What’s one plate?’: Missing dinnerware costs Marketplace thousands of dollars
Occidental students are taking more than their backpacks and laptops with them when they leave the Marketplace after each meal. In the Fall 2019...
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Our editors’ inside scoop on LA’s best hangouts
Between paper deadlines, club meetings and job applications, a semester flies by faster than Marine Biology classes fill up — before you know it,...
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Gilman fountain under renovation, expected to be completed Fall 2020
After the end of finals December 2019, Occidental College began construction on the Gilman Fountain Plaza Project, located between Herrick Chapel and Hinchliffe Hall. For several years,...
