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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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Project SAFE takes back the week with survivor-centered events
Project SAFE's Take Back the Week featured numerous events and workshops April 22–25 to raise awareness about sexual assault and provide healing spaces for...
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Oxy-AWARE hosts “Whiteness Teach-In” event
The Oxy Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere (Oxy-AWARE) hosted a “Whiteness Teach-In” event in Fowler Hall April 24. Oxy-AWARE is an affiliate of AWARE-Los Angeles,...
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Plans withdrawn to install air conditioning in residence halls
In an email sent to the student body April 11, Dean of Students Rob Flot announced that plans to install air conditioning in remaining residence...
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Residents voice concerns over proposed biogas facility at Scholl Canyon Landfill
At two public input meetings April 4, residents of Glenoaks Canyon, Glendale, Eagle Rock and other residential areas near to the Scholl Canyon Landfill expressed their...
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“3rd LA” event illuminates issues of shade and equity in Los Angeles
The final installment of the 2019 "3rd LA" speaker series took place in Choi Auditorium at Occidental College April 17. Titled “Turn Off the Sunshine:...
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Title IX Campus Climate Survey results show low response rates in 2018
The Title IX Office hosted a town hall April 16 in Choi Auditorium to release the results of the Campus Climate Sexual Assault Survey...
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ASOC Special Committee for Direct Action issues nine demands
The newly established Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Special Committee for Direct Action issued nine demands of Occidental’s administration focused on social justice and equity...
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Mayor Eric Garcetti to speak at 2019 commencement
Occidental College announced April 7 that Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles and former Occidental professor, will be the commencement speaker for the Class of 2019 May...
