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...

ICC reorganizes staff, reprioritizes goals

Author: Flora Adamian All three permanent staff members of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)—Assistant Dean for Intercultural Affairs Paula Crisostomo, Assistant Director for Intercultural Affairs Dominic...

Pepper Hamilton report draws criticism from faculty members

Author: Noel Hemphill|Jeremy Childs The release of the long awaited Pepper Hamilton report—a 130-page diagnosis of sexual assault policy—practices and debate at Occidental, has generated backlash...

Former GHC hired as ICA assistant director

Author: Flora Adamian Former graduate hall coordinator Joel Gutierrez was hired Nov. 25 to replace Dominic Alleto as the new assistant director for Intercultural Affairs (ICA)....

Professor uses art in fight against Ebola

Author: Charlotte Umanoff Art History and Visual Arts Professor (AHVA) Mary Beth Heffernan and College Photographer Marc Campos are spending two weeks in Monrovia, Liberia to...

Facilities plans Norris Chemistry renovations

Author: Melina Devoney The Occidental Facilities Management Department will implement plumbing, ventilation and other structural renovations to the Norris Chemistry laboratories as early as this spring,...

Clare Shuey elected first female president of Occidental Blyth Fund

Author: Carmen Triola Occidental’s Blyth Fund, a 38-year-old student-managed investment portfolio, elected its first female president, Clare Shuey (junior), March 25. Shuey, who ran unopposed, will...

World News – Week of April 29

Author: Ximena Santiago Venezuela. A woman threw a mango at President Nicolas Maduro Saturday, hitting him above his left ear. The woman, Marleny Olivo, wrote a...

SWAC petition calls for smoke-free campus

Author: Demi Duenes The Student Wellness Advisory Council (SWAC) is circulating a petition to make Occidental's campus smoke-free in an effort to improve the health of...