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...

Honor Board vetoes DEB funding proposal for third and final time

Author: Lauren Rewers|Wellesley Daniels Honor Board vetoed a proposal to raise student body fees to fund the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) on Wednesday. Six jurors...

Bike Share collects data on recent bike thefts in effort to improve surveillance

Author: Malcolm MacLeod Members of Bike Share are reaching out to the community for information on the growing number of on-campus bicycle thefts in order to...

Students renew efforts to bring historically Black sorority to campus

Author: Emily Gao First-year students Diamond Coleman and Taylor Fuller are working to establish a chapter of the historically Black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA)...

UN’s Halonen speaks on sustainability

Author: Gabriel Dunatov Former President of Finland Tarja Halonen visited campus Oct. 19. She led three events over the course of the day, engaging students on...

Student activists demand Veitch’s resignation

Author: Sarah Corsa Oxy United for Black Liberation is demanding President Jonathan Veitch’s immediate resignation, claiming that he mishandled issues of diversity and sexual assault on...

UN Week brings speakers, films

Author: Sydney Bowman Starting Tuesday, students will be able to experience four days of interactive events and talks about the United Nations (U.N.) and its influence...

New publication to highlight diverse voices

Author: Hannah Fishbein The Consciousness Collective, a new student-led publication that aims to highlight Occidental's diverse community by providing a platform for marginalized student expression, will...

Herstory month honors women

Author: Fiona Eustace For March's Herstory month, an annual celebration of women’s role in history, Intercultural Affairs (ICA) has planned numerous events and speakers to celebrate...