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...

College to announce spring semester decision in December

President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced in a campus-wide email Oct. 16 that the college will make a decision regarding spring semester instruction in...

Canaries in a coal mine: What the Southwestern bird die-off can reveal about the environment

In search of dead birds, doctoral ornithology students at the University of New Mexico Nick Vinciguerra and Jenna McCullough arrived in Velarde, NM at...

President Elam’s college cabinet to bring together departments across campus

President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced the creation of the College Cabinet in an email to the Occidental College community Sept. 28. According to...

Ballot boxes, online tracking mark the beginning of the election in NELA

Around the state and in NELA, residents have been casting their ballots through the United States Post Office (USPS) and at official LA County...

The Art of Frogtown continues to connect artists and community 

The Elysian Valley Arts Collective (EVAC) is hosting its first virtual Frogtown Artwalk, "The Art of Frogtown,” Oct.16–18. The event will include free crafting...

Pandemic grants keep NELA arts organizations afloat

The California Community Foundation (CCF) alongside the Getty Foundation launched the Relief Fund for Los Angeles County Visual Artists in May 2020. This fund...

New student representatives selected for Equity and Justice Committee

The Equity and Justice Committee (EJC), formerly known as the Equity and Inclusion Group (EIG), recently accepted two new student representatives, Jaya Duckworth (sophomore)...

Students receive supplies to learn and train from home

Minji Kang (sophomore) was sent a small brown box filled with pipettes, color dye, gloves and other objects for her organic chemistry class this...