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...

Transparency International founder speaks at Occidental

Transparency International founder and former World Bank employee Peter Eigen regaled student with stories of financial and political corruption on his Sept. 30 visit...

Clery report shows rise in number of reported sex offenses

The number of reported sex offenses around Occidental increased between 2011 and 2013 while drug violations fell over the same period, according to this...

Greek Council looks to add new fraternity, sorority to address growing student demand

In response to the record number of students participating in Spring and Fall 2014 Greek recruitment, Occidental’s Greek Council has invited the cultural sorority...

Psychology department axes Intergroup Dialogue program

Spring 2015 is the last semester that Occidental's Intergroup Dialogue Program (IDP), in which students discuss controversial social issues in peer-led classes, will be...

New philanthropy group aims to unite clubs around CSP theme

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

Fossil Free Occidental launches divestment campaign

Fossil Free Occidental, an activist group consisting of Occidental students, faculty and other community members, recently launched a campaign to pressure the board of...

World News Issue 4

Haiti. Former President Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier died Saturday at the age of 63 due to a heart attack. He was pronounced dead by...

ASOC opens discussion on new diversity initiative

Students filed into Choi Auditorium for the Associated Students of Occidental College's (ASOC) general assembly on diversity yesterday. The open discussion, led by ASOC...