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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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Students and alumni call for Rhonda Brown’s resignation
Senior Class Senator Ricardo Parada (senior) authored a letter to the editor March 21 calling for Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer...
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SLA seeks to address understaffing, outsourcing
Student–Labor Alliance (SLA), a student-led organization at Occidental with 21 student members, brings together students and workers to advocate for on-campus workers’ rights. SLA...
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Miry’s List builds a welcoming community for refugees
Miry Whitehill is the founder and owner of Miry's List, an Eagle Rock-based nonprofit organization working to resettle and crowdsource resources for refugees in Los Angeles. Whitehill...
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HomeState serves up taste of Texas
HomeState, a Texan-style restaurant started in East Hollywood that specializes in breakfast tacos and queso, opened its second location in Highland Park March 19....
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Occidental struggles to establish historically black fraternities and sororities
Occidental College is exploring expansion efforts through the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) to establish an affiliated fraternity and/or sorority on campus. The Office of Student Life...
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Occidental announces speakers, theme for 2018 commencement
Occidental College announced four commencement speakers March 16 for the 2018 May 20 Commencement ceremony in Remsen Bird Hillside Theater. The speakers include Sara...
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College moves forward with AC installment
Beginning this summer, Occidental College plans to install air conditioning in the five remaining residence halls that do not currently have it: Stearns, Haines,...
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Glendale rejects Scholl Canyon Landfill biogas plant proposal
The City Planning Commission of Glendale rejected a proposal from Glendale Water and Power (GWP) to construct a biogas plant at the Scholl Canyon...
