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,...

College Investigates Apartment Style Living on Colorado

Author: Ryan Strong   The College is looking into purchasing a set of villas on Colorado Boulevard, two and a half miles away from campus, as student...

Green Bean Ups Sustainability Efforts

Author: Hillary Alexander The student-operated Grean Bean recently hired environmental consultant Leslie Vankeuren, to help formulate ideas and initiate sustainability efforts for the business. The most...

Up ’til Dawn prepares for Nov. letter-writing campaign

Author: Lucy Feickert “No child should die in the dawn of life,” the motto of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, represents the goal of Up...

Occidental informs itself for Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month

Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza Occidental College honored Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month with a Peace over Violence speaker informing students of her experiences with domestic issues....

Amnesty International at Occidental

Author: Lena Smith Occidental students may soon have another outlet for engaging in global issues, through a campus chapter of Amnesty International (AI). Chris Weeks (first-year)...

World News week of March 17th

Author: Clark Scally Korea The 1953 Korean War armistice was nullified by North Korea on March 11, increasing tension between the two Korean nations which are...

Earthquakes shake campus but cause no damage

Author: Stephen Nemeth Two earthquakes of magnitudes 5.1 and 4.1, both centered north of Brea, Calif., struck Los Angeles on March 28 and March 29, respectively....

One Voice brings female activists to speak at Occidental

Author: Tess Langan Malaka Samara re-wrapped her hijab in the bathroom, preparing to speak to a group of Occidental students on behalf of One Voice, an...