Campus News

Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting

Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...

Christopher Grant named new associate director of Campus Safety

Christopher Grant was selected for the position of associate director of Campus Safety, according to a school-wide email from Campus Safety sent March 20....

Off-campus housing policy poses challenges

Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Feb. 2 to the sophomore class sharing the Third-Year Live Off Application. The application, which...

SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house

A group of over Occidental students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...

CDO Rhonda Brown expands 3R ribbon project

In light of the events surrounding the 9/11 memorial at Occidental, Chief Diversity Officer Rhonda Brown hosted a gathering Sept. 20 in the Intercultural...

High rate of ICA administrative turnover leads to uncertainty

The consecutive departures of Dr. Jonathan Grady, former assistant dean of the Intercultural Affairs (ICA) department, and Joel Gutierrez, former assistant director of the...

Students create white spaces for black lives

At a time when many Americans are grappling with the violent realities of racial injustice, the role of white people in the fight to...

Green Bean renovates, shortens hours

The student-run Green Bean Coffee Lounge has undergone several changes in recent months, including the first renovations since its opening in 2009 and shortened...

S.A.A.C. plans new initiatives to unite athletics with wider Occidental community

An evening tailgate where students and community members mingle amid the smoky smell of barbecue; an athlete formal that brings all varsity teams together...

Occidental attracts investors with impressive bond rating

Occidental College maintained its outstanding credit rating and refinanced its $34 million value bonds in 2015, resulting in an estimated savings of $3.6 million...

OCR resolution agreement reached

Since 2013, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has been investigating Occidental College concerning its handling of sexual assault cases....

New faces, events coming to Project SAFE

A yoga class designed to empower survivors of sexual assault, a new survivor advocate and educational workshops for student clubs are just a few...