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...

Themed Living Provides New Housing Options

Author:    contribute to the overall well-being of the school and a plan of action for bettering the community. "The application process was pretty tough, pretty rigorous...

City Debates Temporarily Capping Marijuana Dispensaries

Author: Damian Mendieta, Ryan Strong admitted to frequenting the medical marijuana dispensaries. Last month, four separate campus safety investigations, following the discovery of marijuana in dorm...

Student Facebook Group Created to Address Policy Issues

Author: Ryan Strong A group of students led by Kenji Hammon (sophomore) created a Facebook group dedicated to collecting student opinions on administrative policy, mostly focusing...

Preliminary findings returned by WASC

Author: Damian Mendieta The final stage of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation process came to a close on Feb. 10 after a...

AGC Renaming Opinion

Author: Ryan Graff, Staff Writer When students returned from winter vacation, it was not made apparent that the road formerly known as Coons Road, which runs...

Princeton Review rates Occidental 20 Happiest college

Author: Lucy Feickert New college ratings released by The Princeton Review rank Occidental as No. 20 on their list of colleges with the happiest students. The...

Occidental removes Affirmative Action language from hiring process

Author: Shilpa Bhongir The college's General Counsel Carl Botterud removed language about affirmative action hiring from the college's webpage this summer, since the college is not...

Fashion show benefits Great Strides Foundation

Author: Noel Hemphill The first-ever Occidental College Great Strides Charity Fashion Show kicked off in a flurry of silky fabrics and well-pressed khakis. The show is...