Campus News

Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting

Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...

Christopher Grant named new associate director of Campus Safety

Christopher Grant was selected for the position of associate director of Campus Safety, according to a school-wide email from Campus Safety sent March 20....

Off-campus housing policy poses challenges

Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Feb. 2 to the sophomore class sharing the Third-Year Live Off Application. The application, which...

SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house

A group of over Occidental students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...

Oxy-at-the-UN keynote speaker discusses the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights

March 25-29 marked Occidental’s annual United Nations (UN) Week. This year’s theme, “Human Rights Defenders,” consisted of nine events connected to the field of...

Students from around the world submit to the CTSJ Undergraduate Research Journal

At the end of every school year, the Critical Theory & Social Justice (CTSJ) Undergraduate Research Journal publishes a collection of essays written by...

Rising Occidental Student Employees launch effort to unionize student workers on campus

As the academic year nears its end, Rising Occidental Student Employees (ROSE) is working to unionize student workers on campus. As of March 25,...

Tom Stritikus named Occidental’s 17th president

After a five-month search process, the Occidental College Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Tom Stritikus as Occidental's 17th president, the Board announced in a...

Lights, action, cameras, film crews return to campus

As classes took a pause for spring break, two film production teams made their way to Occidental's campus for the first time since the...

Travel grants — spend summer abroad on Oxy’s dime

With summer approaching, Occidental’s campus chatter buzzes with students’ summer plans. Just in time to help students achieve their dream, emails regarding jobs or...

Berkus Hall renovations underway, Berkus Gym remodeled

After two weeks of renovations, the Berkus Gym in Berkus Hall reopened March 18 and is now a cardio-only gym and half the size,...

The Occidental wins seven awards including Best Newspaper from California College Media Association

Occidental's student-run newspaper, The Occidental, placed in the top three for seven awards and won the Best Newspaper award for the four-year colleges and...