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Occidental faculty discuss AI usage in college setting

Occidental has a newly formed artificial intelligence (AI) council to address the impact that AI has on the college, Vice President of Information Technology...

Occidental and PCC sign first transfer agreement

Occidental and Pasadena City College (PCC) signed the first transfer agreement between the colleges, which is in effect as of Fall 2026. The agreement...

Accessibility Van drives accommodation

Elena Newton-Day (junior), president of the Disabled Student Union (DSU), said she was one of many students involved in Occidental’s newest accommodation for making...

New CWP professors carry on Bob Sipchen’s legacy

After 28 years of teaching in Occidental’s College Writing Program, professor Bob Sipchen has retired and turned over his classes to two new hires,...

One year later: Occupation demands are a work in progress

During last year's student occupation of the Arthur G. Coons administrative building (AGC), Oxy United for Black Liberation (OUBL) issued a list of demands...

Campus Safety pilots ride-along initiative to increase transparency

On the evening of Nov. 19, 2016, at 7:45 p.m. I made my way down to the Campus Safety office to participate in a...

John Rodriguez’s departure adds to growing number of Res Ed vacancies

John Rodriguez, former Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) assistant director for upper division, officially left Occidental Friday, Nov. 11. He was offered a...

AGC occupation: Looking back

Occidental College’s Black Student Alliance (BSA) and the Coalition at Oxy for Diversity and Equity (CODE) led hundreds of students in support of Oxy...

Dumke Faculty Commons unveiled in AGC

The new Dumke Faculty Commons on the second floor of the Arthur G. Coons administrative building (AGC) was unveiled Nov. 10, about a year...

Warning of stalker on campus fails to reach students

A subject related to an ongoing stalking investigation was spotted on lower campus at approximately 5 p.m. Nov. 10, according to an email sent...

Occidental community meets in quad post-election

Administration and student gatherings merge to discuss the range of reactions post-election day. In response to the Nov. 8 election of Donald Trump as President...

‘Humans of Occidental’ react to election night results

Occidental students experienced fear, anxiety and optimism as they watched Donald Trump take the lead over Hillary Clinton on a projection of CNN Nov....