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,...

Campus Dining to pioneer smoothie bar in Marketplace

Author: Melina Devoney As part of Occidental’s Earth Week celebration, Campus Dining will pilot an organic smoothie bar in the Marketplace April 24. The bar will...

Student group proposes constitutional amendment to have students vote on changes in student body fees

Author: Marina Dart A proposed constitutional amendment requiring a campus-wide vote to approve student body fee changes will appear on Friday's Associated Students of Occidental College...

ICC to introduce two new initiatives geared toward men of color on campus

Author: Brianna Zimmerman The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) is introducing two new initiatives this month — the Black Male Collective and the Men of Color Program...

College hires full-time German professor

Author: Stephen Nemeth|Lucy Feickert The newly established Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture (CSLC) department experienced several staffing changes in the first month of its existence....

History institute to focus on northeast LA

Author: Sydney Bowman With support from a myriad of other academic departments and community organizations, the history department will be rolling out a new history research...

J-Term program expands with new creative track

Author: Sydney Bowman Oxypreneurship, in conjunction with the Young Fund and the Hameetman Career Center (HCC), will be rolling out a new pilot track during the...

New policy allows student preferred name, gender changes

Author: Sarah Corsa With Occidental’s adoption of a preferred name and gender policy, students can now change their names and genders on internal Occidental records such...

Biology department addresses diversity

Author: Paul Sirri Biology faculty and students collaborated to develop ideas on how to create a more inclusive and welcoming space within the department at a...