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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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New first-stage writing requirements give students new agency
This year, the Occidental College writing department and core program rolled out new first-stage writing requirements for first year and transfer students. According to...
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Kahane UN Week 2020 on Climate Change brings conversations and events on environmental justice and action
The Diplomacy & World Affairs (DWA) department hosted 11 events as part of the Kahane United Nations (UN) week Feb. 10–14. Throughout the week, the...
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Preview: Oxy Career Fair Spring 2020
The Hameetman Career Center (HCC) will host a career fair from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Johnson Student Center (JSC) Quad. According to...
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Harry J. Elam, Jr. named Occidental College’s 16th president
The Occidental board of trustees sent a campus-wide email Feb. 11 announcing Harry J. Elam, Jr. as Occidental College's 16th president. Elam is currently...
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Candace Kromer, librarian for 44 years, passes away at 87
Candace Kromer, an evening and weekend supervisor at Occidental's Mary Norton Clapp Library for 44 years, passed away in her Pasadena home Jan. 28 at...
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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...
