Campus News

Trustees again decide not to divest college endowment

Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck sent an email to students, faculty and staff Oct. 14 announcing that the Board decided not to adopt...

Oxy SJP and ASOC recognize three-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023

More than 70 people gathered around the Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain Oct. 7 for a candlelight vigil organized by Students for Justice in...

Booth Hall renovations remix music program

Booth Hall, the home of Occidental’s music department, is undergoing a renovation process that will transform the building into state-of-the-art classroom, rehearsal and performance...

Prof. Zachary honors great-grandfather’s founding of town turned state park

Anita Zachary, visiting assistant professor of the Occidental College Writing Program, was the keynote speaker at the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park’s 50th Rededication...

Students write letters to representatives in ASOC campaign

In light of the Trump administration, the Associate Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate initiated a letter-writing campaign Feb. 14 on the academic quad...

Students petition for Cortes seeking tenure-track position

Adjunct Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) Juvenal Cortes is seeking to fill an open position for a tenure-track professor within the DWA department. Cortes...

Reproductive rights in the Trump era

Christine Charbonneau, the CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, visited Occidental’s campus Feb. 12 to discuss her organization’s...

Freedom of Speech panel in Thorne discusses present-day applications of the First Amendment

Around 100 community members, Occidental faculty, administrators and students gathered at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 in Thorne Hall to listen to and participate in...

Student body votes on new VP of academic affairs, VP of sustainability position and room draw process

Last week, Occidental's student Senate, a body of the Association of Students of Occidental College (ASOC), conducted a student body election. Students voted on a new vice...

REHS updates policy to enforce lockout fees

Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) implemented an updated lockout policy Jan. 23 of decreased fees in an effort to reduce the increased frequency...

Breaking: Intruder trespassing on campus wanted for lewd and lascivious acts

An intruder thought to have trespassed on Occidental's campus between 7:30 and 11 a.m. Friday engaged in lewd, lascivious behavior while in students' residence...

Veitch declares Oxy sanctuary campus in nationwide trend following Trump’s election

Within the past three months, university campuses have responded to Donald Trump's immigration agenda with a new form of civil disobedience: sanctuary campuses. President...