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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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Professor Michael Hill and team present potential alternative to LASIK eye surgery
Chemistry Professor Michael Hill and student Mimi Chen (senior) presented at the American Chemistry Society (ACS) fall meeting in August 2025 about their research on electrolysis, a...
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Telefund pauses operations after 25 years
Occidental’s student fundraising organization, Telefund, paused operations for the Fall 2025 semester after nearly 25 years of operation, according to Occidental’s Senior Director of...
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College revises Speech, Dissent & Demonstration Policy
Occidental’s Speech, Dissent & Demonstration Policy was updated Aug. 18 according to an email sent on the same day by the Policy Committee, which is composed...
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Students suspended and on probation after investigation into April 25 Oxy SJP protest
After conduct hearings took place this summer following the April 25 inauguration protest on campus, Occidental placed three students on disciplinary probation through Spring 2027 and suspended two of...
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Three students face conduct charges following inauguration protest
Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) held a press conference July 29 in front of the entrance to the college to publicize...
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Oxy SJP protest and confrontation with security at Stritikus’s inauguration expose strong divides across campus communities
A crowd of roughly 30 Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) protesters attempted to force their way through Campus Safety and Code Four private...
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Break-in at Telefund prompts ongoing investigation by LAPD
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According to an email from Campus Safety, a break-in occurred at Telefund, Occidental’s student fundraising program, at 3:20 a.m. April 23. CCTV footage shared with...
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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...
