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‘Unifier’ President Harry Elam reflects on his four-year tenure, from a...

It is hard to imagine a day when President Harry J. Elam could walk around Occidental’s campus anonymously — on any given day, students...

Courses that count: Oxy’s curriculum comes from the ground up

“Discipline and Desire: The History of Sexuality in the United States”; “How to Live in the Midst of Dying: Religion and Climate Change”; “It...

Beginner birders take flight at community bird walk with Moore Laboratory...

Feb. 27, 8 a.m., the knotted trees of the Sycamore Glen whispered against a cool, dry LA morning breeze. A group of around 20...

Professor Mary Jane Hewitt, Black Studies and Occidental’s slow road to...

Between 8 and 9 a.m. May 5, 1978, all was quiet on Occidental's campus as students, faculty members and administrators eagerly read the newspaper,...

Economics professor Woody Studenmund takes a seventh-inning stretch

Woody Studenmund arrived in California in the fall of 1970 with a broken leg and a fever of 102. He had no luggage, no...

‘Irreplaceable’ Vince Cuseo, dean of admission and vice president of enrollment,...

The Office of Admission is currently holed up — reading and sorting through thousands of applications during the second stage of its admissions process....

Furloughs, hiring and budget cuts seek to minimize $33 million deficit

With only around 100 students residing on campus and 1,835 students — 12 percent fewer than anticipated — enrolled at the college for the Fall 2020 semester,...

Occidental strategically reacts to pandemic enrollment drop

When COVID-19 impacted nearly every aspect of daily life and closed college campuses across the nation, high school seniors were hesitant about committing to...

Pandemic president: Meet President Elam as he talks about Oxy’s future

Harry J. Elam Jr. became Occidental’s 16th president July 1. The Occidental’s Editor-in-Chief Jackie Dall (senior), Managing Editor Charlie Finnerty (junior), Community News Editor...

Letter from Los Angeles

As part of The Occidental’s COVID-19 coverage, we will be running a series titled “Letters from” written by staff writers, editors and Occidental students....