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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 that the Board decided not to adopt...
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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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New music production emphasis could make Occidental a soloist in the symphony of collegiate music programs
Occidental began offering music production courses this year, initiating a new emphasis within the music major. According to Professor David Kasunic, chair of the music...
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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...
