Campus News

Occidental faculty discuss AI usage in college setting

Occidental has a newly formed artificial intelligence (AI) council to address the impact that AI has on the college, Vice President of Information Technology...

Occidental and PCC sign first transfer agreement

Occidental and Pasadena City College (PCC) signed the first transfer agreement between the colleges, which is in effect as of Fall 2026. The agreement...

Accessibility Van drives accommodation

Elena Newton-Day (junior), president of the Disabled Student Union (DSU), said she was one of many students involved in Occidental’s newest accommodation for making...

New CWP professors carry on Bob Sipchen’s legacy

After 28 years of teaching in Occidental’s College Writing Program, professor Bob Sipchen has retired and turned over his classes to two new hires,...

Herstory month honors women

For March's Herstory month, an annual celebration of women’s role in history, Intercultural Affairs (ICA) has planned numerous events and speakers to celebrate women...

Geo Jocks: Mountains

North America’s mountain ranges constitute a rather homogeneous crowd. Outside of Alaska and a sprinkling of mountains in Utah and the Desert Southwest, most...

Boesches recount travels, memories in Keck

The college celebrated the life, legacy and travels of Politics Professor Roger Boesche and his wife, Mandy Boesche, in front of an intimate audience...

Campus Safety Advisory Committee holds first community meeting, discusses student demands

  The Campus Safety Advisory Committee — born out of last semester's occupation of the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center — held its first town...

What in the World Issue 5

Russia. The Russian military is looking to recruit a new brigade of five bottlenose dolphins for military duty — three male and two female....

Vice presidential searches underway

Three vice presidents have announced their departures since the fall: Barbara Avery, dean of students and vice president of student affairs; Shelby Radcliffe, vice...

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....