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,...

World News Issue 6

Author: Clark Scally Libya. The UN Security Council authorized countries to board any ships suspected of carrying stolen Libyan oil from rebel-held ports. This comes just...

Incarceration Awareness Week to educate students and start conversation

Author: Lucy Feickert The upcoming Incarceration Awareness week gives students the chance to extend a dialogue on the United States prison system from the classroom to...

Room draw leaves some students with options they find “un-livable”

Author: Haley Gray With an increased number of seniors living on campus and a growing student body, several students left room draw this year without a...

New FYRE program not so hot among first-years, RAs

Author: Jeremy Childs First-years and Resident Advisers (RAs) alike have expressed frustration regarding the inaugural run of the First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) program, managed by...

Academic Commons phases out books as part of renovation plan

Author: Keegan McChesney The Academic Commons is currently phasing out books as part of a process to reduce outdated, underused print materials. The Academic Commons is...

Faculty, professors question privacy after computer seizures

Author: Drew Jaffe Occidental faculty members and administration have created a committee to address privacy concerns prompted by the seizure of 42 administrative staff and eight...

World News- Nov 3

Author: Lucy Feickert Haiti. The United States Embassy in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince,reported that the rate of those affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Haiti has...

World News 2

Author: Clark Scally Indonesia. Mount Kelud on the island Java erupted on Feb. 13 at 10:50 p.m. local time, necessitating the evacuation of 200,000 people. Fierce...