Campus News

Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting

Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...

Christopher Grant named new associate director of Campus Safety

Christopher Grant was selected for the position of associate director of Campus Safety, according to a school-wide email from Campus Safety sent March 20....

Off-campus housing policy poses challenges

Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Feb. 2 to the sophomore class sharing the Third-Year Live Off Application. The application, which...

SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house

A group of over Occidental students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...

Holocaust survivor shares memories with community

Author: Sarah Safuto When Holocaust survivor Eva Brettler walked to the front of Choi auditorium April 8, a hush fell over the crowd. Students and community...

Title IX Office presents climate survey results

Author: Lauren Rewers|Noel Hemphill The preliminary results of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) Campus Climate Sexual Assault Survey revealed that most sexual assaults at...

COSMOS program to provide scholarships for students interested in STEM majors

Author: Melina Devoney First-year and sophomore students interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors will have the opportunity to apply for a new...

Oxy Arts to move into former Oxcy Mart property

Author: Charlotte Umanoff Following a selection process that took place over the summer, the building that previously housed Oxcy Mart on the corner of Armadale Avenue...

Student delegates to represent US in Japan

Author: Claire Cancilla Twenty-three students and two faculty members will be taking an all-expense-paid trip to Japan in December — not as a vacation or a...

Students protest denial of Armenian genocide in quad

Author: Carson Malbrough   To increase public awareness of the 1915 Armenian genocide, the Occidental Armenian Students Association (ASA) held a silent protest Thursday in the Johnson...

Students’ on-campus drone use unfettered by policy

Author: Melina Devoney The drones students may have spotted hovering over campus this semester were likely piloted by Bo Gao (sophomore) or Malone Hedges (first year)...

Vice presidential searches underway

Author: Gabriel Dunatov Three vice presidents have announced their departures since the fall: Barbara Avery, dean of students and vice president of student affairs; Shelby Radcliffe,...