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Occidental faculty discuss AI usage in college setting
Occidental has a newly formed artificial intelligence (AI) council to address the impact that AI has on the college, Vice President of Information Technology...
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Occidental and PCC sign first transfer agreement
Occidental and Pasadena City College (PCC) signed the first transfer agreement between the colleges, which is in effect as of Fall 2026. The agreement...
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Accessibility Van drives accommodation
Elena Newton-Day (junior), president of the Disabled Student Union (DSU), said she was one of many students involved in Occidental’s newest accommodation for making...
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New CWP professors carry on Bob Sipchen’s legacy
After 28 years of teaching in Occidental’s College Writing Program, professor Bob Sipchen has retired and turned over his classes to two new hires,...
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Plans withdrawn to install air conditioning in residence halls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...
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A Q&A with ASOC candidates
Voting for Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) elections opened Wednesday, April 17 and will run until midnight Friday, April 19. Students can access...
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Rhonda Brown resigns as Chief Diversity Officer
President Jonathan Veitch sent an email to the student body April 8 announcing the resignation of Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Vice President for Equity and...
