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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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Decreased demand for fair-trade apparel at Occidental bookstore
The Occidental College bookstore — as stated on its website — believes that where its clothes are sourced from matters. The bookstore's policy, in alignment with Occidental's mission,...
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Solar panels reduce energy bill by $246,000
Occidental's one-megawatt (MW) solar array on Mt. Fiji turned four years old this month, physics Professor Dan Snowden-Ifft announced via campus email March 4....
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Four junior science majors awarded $15,000 research grant
Four Occidental students conducting research in the sciences received the prestigious Science Scholars award Feb. 1. Faculty from the physics, chemistry and biochemistry departments selected juniors Molly Brown,...
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David Karp discusses implementation of restorative justice on college campuses
David R. Karp, professor of sociology and director of the Project on Restorative Justice at Skidmore College, came to Occidental as the second speaker...
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Occidental ranked 10th for Fulbright Scholars
The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Occidental College 10th overall among liberal arts colleges by number of Fulbright scholars produced for the 2015–2016 academic year. Occidental ranked higher...
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Residential Education returns to seniority-based room draw system following student feedback
After publishing a formal statement about room draw, Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) announced to the student body via email Feb. 24 that...
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Measure S discussed at Politics of Housing event
Five housing experts discussed the potential influence of the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative, a recent Los Angeles city proposition known as Measure S, during the...
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Foster named Global Citizen of the Year Finalist
The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES) granted Reed Foster (junior) the 2016 Global Citizen of the Year Finalist Award Feb. 22. This award recognizes...
