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...

New publication to highlight diverse voices

Author: Hannah Fishbein The Consciousness Collective, a new student-led publication that aims to highlight Occidental's diverse community by providing a platform for marginalized student expression, will...

Herstory month honors women

Author: Fiona Eustace For March's Herstory month, an annual celebration of women’s role in history, Intercultural Affairs (ICA) has planned numerous events and speakers to celebrate...

What in the World 9

Author: Ximena Santiago Minnesota. Employees at a Burger King in the Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids smashed the windows of the fast food joint after receiving...

Gender, women, sexuality minor up for faculty vote

Author: Lucy Feickert|Shawn Cremer A new interdisciplinary minor — gender, women and sexuality studies (GWSS) — currently spearheaded by Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) Professor Laura...

Veitch answers questions from Occidental community at public meeting

Students, faculty and staff convened in Choi Auditorium Thursday at noon to ask President Jonathan Veitch and other administrators questions about diversity and racism...

Women provide support in STEM majors

A new club, Women in STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — plans to fill a gap that has existed for too long...

College prepares for El Niño

Occidental began the process of re-roofing Nov. 16 in preparation for the rainy season. The renovations are ongoing. Facilities is renovating and repairing the roofs...

Grant funds new positions, research opportunities

Occidental received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in spring 2015 to increase undergraduate research in the curriculum, particularly in the...