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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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New bar will open in Connor’s Plumbing storefront
The Connor's Plumbing building — a historic site built in 1928, according to landowner Jim Kimball — will be home to a new bar in its storefront,...
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Emmons explains existing yet surprising no-note policy
Senior Director of Student Wellness Services Sara Semal sent an email to the Occidental community Sept. 21 clarifying that the health center does not...
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BSA campaign expresses solidarity with Cornell
Occidental's Black Student Alliance (BSA) organized a "Black Out" photo campaign Sept. 22 to show solidarity with the Cornell University Black Students United (BSU)...
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ASOC considering an increase in student fees as minimum wage rises
In anticipation of the minimum wage increase to $15 an hour in the city of Los Angeles by 2020, the members of the Associated...
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Barack Obama Scholars Program opens new chapter of the 44th President’s Occidental legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTpzi5tVRBY Occidental College announced the Barack Obama Scholars Program, a new full-ride fellowship for first years that aims to support first-generation students, veterans and community...
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New dean of the college and dean of students highlight hopes and expectations
Occidental's nationwide searches to replace two senior staff positions concluded when the college hired Rob Flot as dean of students and vice president for student...
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Despite Trump administration’s reform, Occidental’s Title IX policies remain for now
Despite changes to Title IX at the national level — announced by U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Betsy DeVos — Occidental's existing Title IX policies...
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Library undergoes renovations for the first time since the ’70s
The Mary Norton Clapp Academic Commons is undergoing renovations that include new floors, fresh coats of paint, new study spaces and a new system...
