Campus News

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 50 students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...

Mock Trial brings ‘luck’ and ‘grit’ to regionals, championships

Occidental’s Mock Trial team placed seventh out of 28 at the American Mock Trial Association’s (AMTA) Regional Tournament Feb. 28-March 1. They advanced to...

Emmons Wellness Center offers new Health Promotion Program

The Emmons Wellness Center is offering a new mental health service to Occidental students starting this semester, according to an Aug. 31 email from...

Katrina Weti, ICC’s ‘backbone,’ says goodbye to Occidental

Program Coordinator for the Intercultural Community Center (ICC) Katrina Weti's '22, last day at Occidental was Sept. 30. According to Weti's co-worker and the...

New required training bridges gap between student and worker experience

In a proactive measure aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of its student workforce and staff, Occidental College is introducing a sexual harassment...

Peeping Toms are a Fall pattern at Occidental

As students returned to campus in August, Director of Campus Safety Rick Tanksley said he watched a familiar pattern begin to replicate itself —...

3-2 Engineering Program illustrates duality between STEM and liberal arts

Former Occidental student Michael Straus (‘23) recently moved into his new dorm at Columbia University through the 3-2 Engineering Program. The program is a...

Non-tenured track faculty make gains, but strive for more, in new contract

Occidental’s non-tenured track (NTT) faculty union held a victory rally Sept. 22 in the Academic Quad celebrating gains they made in a new contract...

Occidental campus not immune to effects of Hollywood strikes

As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue into Fall, the effects have spread far beyond Hollywood, according to Campus Services Coordinator Nicole Sullivan. It...

Green Bean reopens with new mural, drinks and management

Despite difficulties that arose from a broken espresso machine, the Green Bean reopened Sept. 5 with a new drink selection and a new student...