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...

Occidental’s Institute for the Study of Los Angeles encourages research and community-based learning

As of spring 2016, Occidental houses the premier Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA). ISLA, in collaboration with local partners, is a...

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...

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...

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...

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...