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...

‘A one-woman collector of stories’: Isabel Wilkerson to speak at commencement ceremony

The Class of 2023 will hear words of direction and insight by long-time journalist, former Chicago Bureau Chief of the New York Times and...

Non-tenure track faculty are back at the negotiating table with Occidental administration

In March, non-tenure track (NTT) faculty began talks with the Occidental administration to negotiate a new contract, according to Jeffrey Miller, resident associate professor...

‘Carving out community’: religious life on campus

The prayer room in the Lower Herrick Chapel is quiet. According to Julia Carrigan (sophomore), hardly anyone goes in. Carrigan was one of the main...

‘A high impact practice,’ students and faculty discuss the research process at Oxy

Mary Hancock (senior) recently became the first student at Occidental to publish a peer-reviewed academic paper in economics. While co-authoring with students is rare, especially in...

Proposed change to ASOC funding guidelines sparks transparency conversation

The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Executive Committee (EC) met March 8 to discuss a proposed change that would involve clubs returning the initial...

STOXY: Student-led classes of ‘mini-passions’

"What if you taught a course at Oxy?" ask the emails in student inboxes this semester, sent by Yanori Ferguson (first year). According to Ferguson, one of...

Occidental’s student earnings cap poses challenges for workers and employers

From making drinks at the Green Bean or workshopping essays at the Writing Center, students have a range of options for employment at Occidental...

Bengal Bus airport shuttle drivers demand fair wage conversation

According to Ellie Dunn (senior), the student service manager for the Associated Students of Occidental College’s (ASOC) Bengal Bus Shuttle Service, airport shuttle drivers met...