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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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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...
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ROSE continues to bargain as 2025-26 school year begins
The Rising Occidental Student Employees (ROSE) student worker union shared a breakdown of the bargaining proposal from Occidental College on Instagram July 13. The post described an...
