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...

Campus trees dying following beetle infestation

The once-vibrant Sycamore Glen tree population is gradually transforming into brown leaves and falling branches due to an epidemic of beetle-inoculated fungus that has...

Students to share ideas on sustainability at TEDx

Occidental's second biennial TEDx event will return to campus April 2 and run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, featuring talks on global sustainability....

InternAway to fund student summer internships in US

The Hameetman Career Center (HCC) will fund approximately 20 students’ unpaid internships in any U.S. state this summer through InternAway. This new program has...

Green Bean debuts pastries from Elsa’s Bakery

The Green Bean staff received its first batch of baked goods from Elsa's Bakery, their new pastry vendor, March 2. Green Bean Manager Annemarie...

Biology department addresses diversity

Biology faculty and students collaborated to develop ideas on how to create a more inclusive and welcoming space within the department at a Feb....

Board of trustees elects new chair to start July 1

After six months of deliberation, the Occidental board of trustees has decided on a new chair-elect. The trustee affairs committee of the board voted...

Students seek concrete change at QSA and CODE meetings

Expressing their desire for change on campus, students attended open meetings on gender-inclusive housing and the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB), held by the...

MAC, AHVA split in unanimous vote

Media Arts and Culture (MAC), previously a program within Art History and Visual Arts (AHVA), is now an independent department following a unanimous faculty...