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,...

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....

World News Issue 2

Author: Ximena Santiago Iran. A judge from Tehran reached a conclusion on the sentencing of six Iranians, three men and three women, who filmed a video...

Psychology department axes Intergroup Dialogue program

Author: Margaret Su Spring 2015 is the last semester that Occidental's Intergroup Dialogue Program (IDP), in which students discuss controversial social issues in peer-led classes, will...

Cultural clubs team up for first-ever Unity Week

Author: Demi Duenes Occidental's first Unity Week kicked off Monday with a cultural club mixer hosted by the Black Student Alliance (BSA). The weeklong event brings...

Deans discuss students’ social media comments

Author: Wellesley Daniels The Dean's Advisory Committee met last week to discuss how the school should respond to anonymous social media comments by students, especially those...