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...

Occidental holds first Silent Solidarity program

Author: Daphne Auza Silent Solidarity, a program designed to help students understand the experience of marginalized social groups, will be offered to Occidental students for the...

Forum debates hiring sustainability officer

Author: Emma Lodes Students, faculty and administrators discussed the possibility of hiring a sustainability officer for the college at Occidental’s second annual Sustainability Forum last Thursday....

Campus Safety hires students to meet staffing shortage

Author: Elwyn Pratt Students may now encounter their peers checking ID cards in the Almuni Gym Fitness Center during weekends. Campus Safety hired students to check...

Occidental admits a record number of international students

Author: Charlotte Flight A record number of international and exchange students were admitted this Fall, including more than 50 students spanning from more than three continents....

Black studies major still in the works

Author: Cordelia Kenney After an online petition created by Former Black Student Alliance (BSA) President Brandi Locke ’13 acquired several hundred signatures last February, student support...

Dances banned due to alcohol transports at Toga

Author: Jeremy Childs Occidental Student Life has established a year-long moratorium on all school-wide dances following the hospitalization of six students at the annual Toga dance...

Law Week brings workshops, top schools

Author: Drew Jaffe The Career Development Center (CDC) hosted its second annual Law Week from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13 as part of an ongoing effort...

Secretary of education holds twitter conversation

Author: Juliet Suess Secretary of Education Arne Duncan held an open Twitter conversation on Monday night directed at students and their families. Using #StuVoice, students of...