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,...

New minors reviewed

Author: Lucy Feickert New public health and neuroscience programs prompted by student and faculty interest are undergoing the proposal process to become minors. The education department...

SMOxy builds connections, skills

Author: Lauren Rewers The Political Social Media Conference (SMOxy), sponsored by Oxypreneurship, will set the stage for non-profits and digital media experts to build relationships and...

Comedian offends students with joke content at Comedy Night

Author: Ella Fornari L.A.-based professional comedian K-von offended some Occidental students with a joke told at last Thursday's Comedy Night organized by Programming Board according to...

Cunje’s termination spurs conflict between faculty, administration

Author: Juliet Suess & Ryan Strong| Several faculty called for a new round of no confidence votes amid revelations that the administration ended 30-year Campus Safety...

Students call for more reading days

Author: Clark Scally An Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) survey issued Feb. 1 to gauge student interest in additional reading days has revealed discontent with...

Huerta talks education, workers’ rights in Thorne Hall

Author: Christian Morales Political organizer and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta spoke in Thorne Hall on Tuesday to discuss the importance of education in combating...

Students host first Open Source Club meeting

Author: Melina Devoney Open Source Club held its first meeting for students interested in computer programming on April 9. Dissatisfied with Occidental’s limited computer science department, a group...

Writer and biographer, professor Deborah Martinson remembered

Author: Ryan Graff Deborah Stewart Martinson lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, passing away peacefully while surrounded by family and friends at her Burbank home....