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...

No Lost Generation empowers Syrian refugee crisis victims

Sophomore Juliah Lee recently founded the No Lost Generation (NLG) club on Occidental's campus. NLG is an initiative founded by the United Nations High...

“Showing Up for Black Lives” attracts large student turnout, educates students on black liberation

Camille Cribbs (senior) welcomed a packed Choi Auditorium last Thursday to "Showing Up for Black Lives," an event designed to generate awareness of the...

UEP students demand junior seminar changes

Beginning in September, a group of five students in the Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP) Community Internship and Community Organizing and Leadership classes (UEP...

Californians set to vote on Prop 64 to legalize marijuana

California voters will have the chance to weigh in on 17 state propositions in the Nov. 8 California General Election, including Proposition 64 —...

ASOC positions go uncontested as student participation drops

From daily voter registration campaigns outside the Marketplace to the crowd that filled up Choi Auditorium to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go...

FBI anti-drug campaign makes its way to Occidental’s campus

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) approached Occidental College — along with other educational institutions across the nation — this year regarding recommended preventative...

Occidental publicly screens first presidential debate of the 2016 election

On the evening of Monday, Sept. 26, Occidental’s World Talk Club — a student organization that engages in discussions about current events — hosted...

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...