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...

Students, professors close L.A. streets at Cic(LA)via

Author: Henry Dickmeyer Downtown Los Angeles streets were closed to motorized vehicles on Sunday for Cic(LA)via, the fourth bicycle and pedestrian-friendly event in the city since...

Renovated Johnson to include $10 million Center for Global Affairs

Author: Dean DeChiaro   President Veitch announced in late January a $10 million dollar renovation of Johnson Hall, including the construction of the McKinnon Family Center for...

City Expected to Issue Building Permits for Solar Arrays Before Month’s End

Author: Jake Steele Occidental should receive the final building permits for its solar array project by the end of next month, according to recent reports after...

Occidental students arrested

Author: Clark Scally|Lucy Feickert Two Occidental students and two alumni were arrested during a sit-in at the Bank of America skyscraper in downtown L.A. on Friday,...

Residential Education and Housing Services updates room distribution process based on student poll

Author: Lucy Feickert The room draw process is slightly different this year due to the results of a student poll distributed by Residential Education and Housing Services...

Blyth Fund entices applicants with virtual stock competition

Author: Emily Shugerman The Blyth Fund, Occidental's student-run investment group, is running a virtual stock competition open to all students in an effort to spread awareness...

Occidental faculty votes to divest college funds from gun manufacturing companies

Author: Emily Shugerman|Haley Gray Occidental faculty voted to support a measure, proposed by Occidental UEP and politics Professor Peter Dreier, to ask the college Board of...

‘Take Back the Month’ for sexual assault awareness

Author: Damian Mendieta Project S.A.F.E. organized Take Back the Month to bring attention to April as sexual assault awareness month. Previously known as Take Back the...