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...

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...

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...

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...

Theta hosts dodgeball tournament for charity

Author: Noel Hemphill Occidental's Eta Mu chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta seeks to put the "fun" into fundraising with their seventh annual charity dodgeball tournament. The...

New solar array celebrated at Founder’s Day dedication

Author: Mallory Fencil Scores of alumni, trustees and local citizens trekked to the base of Mount Fiji last Saturday afternoon for the dedication of the newly...

Washington D.C. Internship Revived for Spring Pilot

Author: Sarah Corsa Two students will have the opportunity to intern and study at the nation's capital during the Spring 2014 pilot of the Washington D.C....

Government shutdown affects student research, creates debt

Author: Christian Kendall   The 17-day government shutdown that ended Oct. 17 could cause the student and faculty research budget at Occidental to be more than $300,000...

Swan Hall certified in Gold level environmental efficiency

Author: Charlotte Flight Swan Hall has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Level certification, issued by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),...

Campus Crime on the Rise: break-ins, thefts

Author: Drew Jaffe Despite a general decrease in both violent and non-violent crime in the Eagle Rock area over the past year, crime in the residential...

Sewage leak in Johnson Hall causes flooding

Author: Stephen Nemeth Johnson Hall was inundated with sewage last Sunday as a result of a backup in the main sewer line that runs underneath both...

Student organizations raise awareness of disordered eating

Author: Olivia Landon Student organization Active Minds and local sorority Delta Omicron Tau (Delta) hosted National Eating Disorder Awareness Week on campus this past week to...