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,...

ECLS faculty revise major requirements, rename as English

Author: Michael Tonetti Faculty in the English and Comparative Literary Studies (ECLS) department are revamping the ECLS major to bring new academic life into a department...

Allies, trustees clash over college policy

Author: Juliet Suess| Emotions flared at the board of trustees spring dinner as members of the Occidental community presented statistics and expressed concern about sexual assault...

Administration announces creation of school’s first chief diversity officer

Author: Stephen Nemeth After years of pressure from student and faculty groups, Occidental administrators are currently in the process of developing a position for the school's...

New philanthropy group aims to unite clubs around CSP theme

Author: Marina Dart Sophomore Ashkan Mortazavi recently created the Inter-Philanthropy Network (IPN) to unite the philanthropic efforts of student groups across campus. The group, started ...

Oxypreneurship restructures, expands J-Term

Author: Stephen Nemeth Oxypreneurship is expanding and lengthening this year's January Term (J-Term) due to the success of last year's pilot program. The upcoming J-Term, which...

Activists call attention to kidnappings in Colombia

Author: Marina Dart Students filled the Salisbury-Young room Friday to hear about the atrocities committed by government-supported paramilitary groups, who have kidnapped thousands of Colombians since...

Honor Board rejects initial DEBI request to increase student body fee

Author: Lauren Rewers In a 4-3 decision Tuesday, Honor Board struck down a component in the Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) that would raise student...

Professors stage NTT teach-in

Author: Henry Dickmeyer The Non-Tenure-Track (NTT) Faculty Committee launched a two-day educational program on the inequalities between NTT and tenured/tenure-track faculty (T3) today. The program is...