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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...
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Kemp Lecturer Tom Nichols outlines the death of expertise and how to fix it
Tom Nichols, author of "The Death of Expertise," gave a talk in Choi Auditorium April 8 as the 2025 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer, where...
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Academic affairs receives high feedback, low attendance
Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Vice President of Academic Affairs Ellie Findell (sophomore) sent a campus-wide email Nov. 1 inviting students to submit...
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Sociology majors express concerns over lack of professors, classes
At the end of the Spring 2019 semester, the Occidental sociology department had six tenured professors active on campus. This semester, that number is...
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Occidental receives a $494,000 NSF grant to fund computer clusters
This September, the National Science Fund (NSF) awarded Occidental a $494,000 grant to fund the installation of a computer cluster which will benefit research and classes...
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Occidental hosts Third LA panel to discuss architecture, history, race and the future of urban development
As a part of the 3rd LA Series, Occidental hosted a panel entitled “Amnesiac City: Bolstering Civil Memory in LA” in Choi Auditorium Nov. 4. The...
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For Chris Arguedas, interim head of the ICC, personal experience informs passion for student advocacy
Chris Arguedas assumed the title of interim head of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC) in summer 2019, transitioning from his former position as a...
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Oxy-at-the-UN shapes college experiences for current students and graduates
With a month remaining in the fall semester, students participating in the Kahane United Nations Program (Oxy-at-the-U.N.) discussed their experiences spending a semester in New York City....
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Homelessness Awareness and Action Week features advocates and an emphasis on action
The student-led committee organizing Occidental’s first Homelessness Awareness and Action Week hosted a speaker panel titled "Homelessness in Los Angeles: A Discussion" Nov. 4....
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Occidental leads the way to 100 percent renewable by 2022
At the northeast end of campus, a solar array of 4,971 panels covers part of Mount Fiji. Physics professor Daniel Snowden-Ifft spearheaded a movement...
