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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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Occidental students hold hunger strike demanding college divestment, student and immigrant protections
April 21, 10 Occidental students began a hunger strike for immigrant justice, student protections and college divestment from genocide, according to Occidental’s Jewish Voices...
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Kemp Lecturer Tom Nichols outlines the death of expertise and how to fix it
Tom Nichols, author of "The Death of Expertise," gave a talk in Choi Auditorium April 8 as the 2025 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer, where...
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College investigates policy violations following April 10 SJP demonstration
April 10, about 50 protesters led by Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) demonstrated in close proximity to both an “Experience Occidental”...
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Rosalind Wiseman ’91 named 2025 commencement speaker, ‘an enormous honor’
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Right before Rosalind Wiseman '91 was about to go home for Thanksgiving her first year of college, a group of her friends pulled her...
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OSCAR leads composting efforts at Occidental
After everyone has disposed of their trash — and when nobody is looking — a small team of Occidental students returns to the bins...
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Professor Warren Montag reflects on 40-year teaching career
In Fall 1987, Warren Montag arrived at Occidental College for a part-time position in the English department. He stepped into a full-time position when...
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Off-campus housing approvals ‘based on a multitude of factors’
According to Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Education, Housing Services and Student Conduct Isaiah Thomas, junior and senior students have the...
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Teaching others, SSAP tutors ‘see the light in students’ eyes’
The Scientific Scholars Achievement Program (SSAP) is a student-led academic support program that provides peer-led tutoring for STEM subjects, including chemistry, computer science and...
