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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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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...
Breaking News
LAPD apprehends auto-theft suspect who rammed AGC Road gate after on-campus pursuit
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) apprehended an auto-theft suspect approximately 100 yards from the AGC Road gate near FEAST garden — where the...
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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...
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Computer Science is the newest major on campus
In Spring 2017, the faculty approved computer science as the newest major at Occidental College after a faculty vote. This semester, students may officially declare a...
