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...

Loading… Changes to the wireless are made with ‘heart and soul’

Over the pandemic, Information Technology Services (ITS) was busy making changes to the college's WiFi registration system, extending access to outdoor tent classrooms and...

Suspected incapacitated driver drove onto AGC steps, arrested by LAPD

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) arrested a suspected incapacitated driver on Occidental College’s campus the morning of Oct. 5. According to Director of Campus...

‘Is Los Angeles ready for me?’: Occidental campus poses challenges for students with disabilities, injuries

Within the first week of school, Grace Clement (junior) was planning to drop a playwriting class because it was located in Keck Theater, a...

Meet David Carreon Bradley, Occidental’s new vice president for equity and justice

A search committee consisting of Occidental administrators, faculty and students selected Dr. David Carreon Bradley as the college's new vice president for equity and...

Inside the COVID-19 isolation rooms on campus

After his first week on Occidental's campus, Joshua Biggs (first year) tested positive for COVID-19 Aug. 30 and spent his first week of classes...

Rainwater collection project promotes a sustainable future

Occidental faculty and students have worked on a project to help offset water usage through drip irrigation — a system of watering plants that...

Students strengthened connections, prioritized mental health during time away from Occidental

Many students chose to take a gap year or gap semester in Fall 2020, resulting in a 3.6 percent drop in undergraduate enrollment in...

Shortage of trained staff forces Green Bean’s temporary closure

In March 2020, the Green Bean, Occidental's student-run coffee shop, temporarily shut down and has remained closed because of a shortage of trained baristas...