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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’s new water fillers make a splash
Many of the water fountains around campus, including in the library, were taken down during the week of Sept. 15–19. Associate Director of Facilities Operations...
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Oxy Live! hosts Roxane Gay, ‘one of the most important voices of a generation’
Critically acclaimed New York Times best-selling author of, and self-proclaimed, “Bad Feminist” Roxane Gay opened the Oxy Live! season in Thorne Hall Sept. 30. “I've taught at...
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Solar panels continue to benefit campus, new renewable energy project in progress
Physics professor Dan Snowden-Ifft sent an email updating the Occidental community about the Solar Array, a solar panel installation on the side of Mount...
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Occidental students attend People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit
Six Occidental students attended the People's Conference for Palestine, an event organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and other Palestinian advocacy organizations, Aug. 29–31 in Detroit,...
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College hires Warren Anderson as the new Vice President for Community & Equity
Warren Anderson, Occidental’s recent hire for Vice President for Community & Equity (VPCE), said he does not like the term DEI. He said he...
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Occidental students bring J Street U to campus
Even before becoming the vice president of Occidental’s chapter of J Street U, Cady Carr (junior) said she has been thinking about what being Jewish...
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Occidental’s bookstore partners with Barnes & Noble, introduces Oswald’s Essentials
The Occidental College Bookstore implemented significant changes this fall, including a new partnership with Barnes & Noble College and the introduction of a new...
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Damaging water leak in book stacks prompts library staff to reevaluate and move forward
Over Labor Day weekend, the Academic Commons experienced a leak in the tiered section of the library’s collection of book stacks. Librarian and Director...
