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...

World News Issue 6

Author: Clark Scally Libya. The UN Security Council authorized countries to board any ships suspected of carrying stolen Libyan oil from rebel-held ports. This comes just...

Incarceration Awareness Week to educate students and start conversation

Author: Lucy Feickert The upcoming Incarceration Awareness week gives students the chance to extend a dialogue on the United States prison system from the classroom to...

Room draw leaves some students with options they find “un-livable”

Author: Haley Gray With an increased number of seniors living on campus and a growing student body, several students left room draw this year without a...

New FYRE program not so hot among first-years, RAs

Author: Jeremy Childs First-years and Resident Advisers (RAs) alike have expressed frustration regarding the inaugural run of the First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) program, managed by...

Academic Commons phases out books as part of renovation plan

Author: Keegan McChesney The Academic Commons is currently phasing out books as part of a process to reduce outdated, underused print materials. The Academic Commons is...

Faculty, professors question privacy after computer seizures

Author: Drew Jaffe Occidental faculty members and administration have created a committee to address privacy concerns prompted by the seizure of 42 administrative staff and eight...

World News- Nov 3

Author: Lucy Feickert Haiti. The United States Embassy in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince,reported that the rate of those affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Haiti has...

World News 2

Author: Clark Scally Indonesia. Mount Kelud on the island Java erupted on Feb. 13 at 10:50 p.m. local time, necessitating the evacuation of 200,000 people. Fierce...