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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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Revived OSCAR leads campuswide composting effort
After a pause in Fall 2025, the Occidental Student Compost Actions for Remediation (OSCAR) has returned to operation in residential halls. OSCAR was formerly...
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DSU hosts screening of ‘Crip Camp’ and Q&A with directors
Oscar-nominated directors James LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham were on campus Nov. 3 for a screening of their documentary "Crip Camp," organized by the Disabled...
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Occidental ranked 151st out of 257 colleges for free speech climate
Occidental College was ranked 151st out of 257 American colleges for its “free speech climate” by non-profit organization the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) in...
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Prop. 50 sparks debate among Occidental students
California voters will be able to vote on Proposition 50 (Prop. 50) Nov. 4, a state constitutional amendment that would give the power to redraw congressional...
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College adjusts spending and admissions tactics in the wake of enrollment decline
According to a message from President Tom Stritikus in May, first-year enrollment declined by nearly 15% for the incoming class of 2029, which led the college...
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Occidental students get a taste of federal government work amidst shutdown
The Occidental Washington D.C. Internship is a program where juniors and seniors from Occidental spend a semester in the nation’s capital, providing students with...
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ICC two-part event blends art with activism: ‘Art is what makes the world go round’
The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) hosted “The Art of Organizing: Painting Pathways to Justice” Oct. 23. The two-part event began with mural painting in...
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Political strategist and Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller implores students ‘to try’ opposing Trump
Tim Miller — a political strategist for Republicans John Huntsman in 2012 and Jeb Bush in 2016, who sought their party's presidential nomination unsuccessfully — spoke...
