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...

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...