2015

Title IX Office appoints Professor Spain to deputy coordinator position, plans campus climate survey

Author: Carmen Triola Chemistry professor Eileen Spain joined the Title IX Office as its third deputy title IX coordinator, according to an email sent Jan. 21...

Faculty debate merit pay

Author: Emily Shugerman The proposal of a merit pay scheme for Occidental professors sparked debate at the annual faculty retreat Jan. 15 and inspired the creation...

Players of the week – Week of March 4th

Author: Jamie Stevenson Hannah Kohanzadeh Josh Dancu Despite his team's loss to Cal Lutheran's nationally ranked tennis team, Josh Dancu pulled off an impressive 3 set win (6-3,...

Economics department selects new tenure-track professor

Author: Charlotte Umanoff The economics department hired Jesse Mora as a tenure-track professor following a comprehensive search and selection process in late January. Mora, currently a...

Lack of alternatives to Think About It is a detriment to students, particularly survivors of sexual assault

Author: Claire Cancilla Sexual assault on college campuses has dominated national and local news for years, and Occidental has been in the center of this maelstrom....

Students deserve a simplified FAFSA

Author: Tanvi Varma The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is one of the most complicated aspects of the college application process. With a slew...

Cooperation not Competition

Author: Delaney Nolin As I approached by fourth week here in Ecuador, I have become more accustomed to life here and all the differences in cultures....

Ban would restrict community members from exercising their right to smoke

Author: William Stupp For a typical non-smoking student, Occidental's proposed campus-wide ban on smoking tobacco has an understandable appeal. Many, no doubt, find the act unpleasant....

Sofar Sounds reimagines concert atmosphere

Author: Charlotte Umanoff A small crowd of IPA-drinking, Stan Smith-wearing, tattooed millennials sprawled out on blankets on the rooftop patio of a secluded mansion to hear...

Former students return as assistant coaches

Author: Margaret Su Most Occidental students say their final farewells to Eagle Rock upon graduation. A select few, however, decide to return to give back to...

Barbara Avery steps down as dean of students to pursue other endeavors

Author: Lucy Feickert|Kevin Liu Update: President Jonathan Veitch announced Wednesday that Dean of Students Barbara Avery will be leaving the college at the end of the...

Men’s soccer cruises, shuts out Poets in victory

Author: Owen Hill The Occidental men's soccer team (11-1-3 overall, 8-1-3 SCIAC) started off the homecoming festivities Saturday by crushing Whittier (5-8-1 overall, 4-7-1 SCIAC) 6-0....