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...

DHR policy updated

Occidental students, faculty and administration gathered April 12 for a town hall regarding the revised discrimination, harassment and retaliation (DHR) policy. The town hall...

HCC VP to focus on community outreach

In May, Cherena Walker will begin work as Occidental’s first associate vice president and executive director for Career Services, Dean of the College Jorge...

Occidental students join global Fight for $15 protests

Occidental students joined a nationwide rally in downtown Los Angeles Thursday to support the Fight for $15 campaign. Students were led by Coalition at...

Geo Jocks: Eagle Rocks and Sediments

Like much of the geology around Los Angeles and Southern California, the geologic systems underneath Occidental College and Eagle Rock have been widely studied....

Third Los Angeles discussion series returns

The Third Los Angeles Project, anticipated by the Occidental community to be one of the most attended events ever hosted at the institution, has...

Oxy United holds rally at admitted students day

At Friday’s Experience Oxy Admitted Students Day, about 150 student activists wearing black filled the stands of Rush Gym during the lunch for admitted...

Admission awards record number of acceptances

A record all-time high of 6,409 prospective students applied for a spot in Occidental's class of 2020; of these, the Office of Admission admitted...

Gaypril events highlight LGBTQIA+ voices, issues

The Center for Gender Equity (CGE) and the Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) recently kicked off "Gaypril" — a month of events focused on topics...