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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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Wildfires in Northern California force students’ families to evacuate
The largest of the Northern California wildfires — the Tubbs, Atlas, Redwood and Potter fires — spread across wine country on the night of...
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Campus bells recommence ringing, resonating on Homecoming Weekend
The campus bells, which were silent for approximately 10 months, unexpectedly began to toll again over Homecoming Weekend Oct. 13–14. According to Joseph Valles,...
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College reaffirms commitment to protecting and assisting DACA recipients
President Donald Trump announced the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Sept. 5, setting March 6, 2018 as the cancellation date for...
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Title IX complaint filed on behalf of football team, alleging anti-male bias in athletics department
An anonymous party submitted a Title IX complaint to Occidental College and the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on behalf of...
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College values veterans, vows to fill void in veteran volume
At the end of the 2017–18 academic year, all three of Occidental’s student veterans will graduate. Administrators are hoping that the newly announced Obama Scholars Program —...
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Sustainability Summit unites sustainability efforts on campus
The Sustainability Summit took place Oct. 2–6 and included an exhibition, five mini tours and opportunities for collaboration between on-campus sustainability organizations. Campus Sustainability...
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Occidental hosts 64 employers for Fall Career Fair
National and local employers ranging from Northwestern Mutual to the California State Highway Patrol were present on the Academic Quad Oct. 3. to recruit...
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History Society of Occidental Hosts White House Counsel to Richard Nixon
The History Society of Occidental (HSO) hosted a question and answer (Q&A) session with John Dean, former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon leading...
