Campus News
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...
Campus News
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...
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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...
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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...
2015
Revenue from specialty drinks funds student groups
Author: Margaret Su The Green Bean recently changed its policy regarding the appropriation of funds generated by the sale of specialty drinks. Previously, proceeds from the...
2015
Veitch answers questions from Occidental community at public meeting
Author: Sarah Corsa|Lauren Rewers Students, faculty and staff convened in Choi Auditorium Thursday at noon to ask President Jonathan Veitch and other administrators questions about diversity...
2016
Proyecto Jardín occupied after hospital eviction threat
Author: Margaret Su Proyecto Jardín, a community garden and organization in Boyle Heights, serves as a cultural hotspot for the surrounding working-class neighborhood, providing nearby residents...
2016
Campus trees dying following beetle infestation
Author: Melina Devoney 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...
2016
DEB funding approved through student vote
Author: Melina Devoney Following a student body vote two weeks ago, the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) will now be funded through a $10 per semester...
2016
DHR policy updated
Author: Fiona Eustace Occidental students, faculty and administration gathered April 12 for a town hall regarding the revised discrimination, harassment and retaliation (DHR) policy. The town...
2012
Students, faculty mourn the passing of playful ‘Dr. O’
Author: Vivien Reece The Occidental College community is mourning the death of chemistry professor Tetsuo Otsuki, who passed away on Wednesday, March 14 at the age...
2011
Occidental to Raise Tuition by 5 Percent, Housing by 5.5
Author: Sam Byrne President Veitch released a letter on March 11 announcing the Board of Trustee's decision to increase tuition prices five percent and room and...
