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...

Bike Share collects data on recent bike thefts in effort to improve surveillance

Members of Bike Share are reaching out to the community for information on the growing number of on-campus bicycle thefts in order to encourage...

Arrest of local community member draws criticism from student groups

The recent on-campus arrest of a local community member by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Sept. 5 has sparked discussion on issues of...

What in the World 1.0

United Kingdom. A historian found the possible first use of the word f*** in an English court case dated 1310. The discovery occurred on...

Reshaping, downsizing of library’s book collection leads to formation of new student study space

A new study space on the third floor of the Academic Commons opened this fall after the books previously stored in the location were...

Fossil Free Oxy members propose divestment plan to Board of Trustees

Five members of Fossil Free Oxy met with members of the Board of Trustees’ investment committee April 19 to present a formal proposal for...

Title IX Office presents climate survey results

The preliminary results of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) Campus Climate Sexual Assault Survey revealed that most sexual assaults at Occidental occurred...

Green Bean implements new mug program, introduces new drinks

Occidental’s Green Bean Coffee Lounge modified its sustainable “for-here” mug program April 20, according to Taylor Durham (senior), the Green Bean’s health, safety and...

World News – Week of April 29

Venezuela. A woman threw a mango at President Nicolas Maduro Saturday, hitting him above his left ear. The woman, Marleny Olivo, wrote a message...