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...

Water pipe break leads to water outages in residence halls

Author: Drew Jaffe As students flooded lower campus for Occidental's annual Toga dance, a ruptured pipe inundated upper campus with water. The flooding left multiple residence...

World News- Week of Nov. 13

Author: Lucy Feickert Venezuela. Miami Herald journalist Jim Wyss was released from the detention center where he was held in Caracas, Venezuela. He was in...

ASOC hosts discussion on ban of school dances

Author: Chloe Woodruff The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) invited students to discuss the indefinite suspension of school dances and alternative solutions with faculty members...

Mayor Garcetti takes the stage at Keck for interview

Author: Keegan McChesney A conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne took place last Thursday in Keck Theater....

CDLR adds equipment to expand role of digital media

Author: Lauren Rewers The Center for Digital Learning and Research (CDLR) is opening a digital production studio for student use on March 10 as part of...

International journalist connects with Occidental students

Author: Juliet Suess|Nina Greenebaum Renowned journalist and Director of Publications at Yale University's Center for the Study of Globalization Nayan Chanda came to Occidental on Tuesday...

Retiring professors leave their marks

Author: Wellesley Daniels Seven distinguished professors from seven separate departments will retire at the end of this semester. The group includes a finalist for the 2013...

Students, staff plan to institute textbook reserve pilot program

Author: Stephen Nemeth The Academic Commons will pilot a textbook reserve program during the next academic year to help reduce costs for students by providing textbooks...