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...

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....