Campus News

Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting

Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...

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

L.A. ROAD Thrift Store promotes nonprofit community outreach

L.A. ROAD Thrift Store is a nonprofit discount clothing store on Eagle Rock Boulevard whose motto is to serve families in the surrounding community, according...

Following community workshops, Metro drafts environmental impact report for NoHo-Pasadena BRT line

The North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor is a $267 million transportation project that plans to run Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems along 18 miles...

Confusion among Greek orgs leads to noncompliance with bylaws

As fraternities and sororities on campus prepare to welcome new members next semester, their Greek Council representatives are working to edit bylaws within the...

Boundless Brilliance receives $1,000 grant from Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council

The Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council recently awarded Boundless Brilliance, an organization that originated at Occidental College and seeks to close the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering...

ASOC proposes $20 increase to student fee

Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Vice President of Finance Jordan Walker** (junior) proposed an increase in the student fee at a Senate meeting...

Posters for “Stupid F#@%ing Bird” taken down on campus

"Stupid F#@%ing Bird," a theater department play directed by theater professor Brendan Hughes, opens this Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Keck Theater. According...

Day and night, York Boulevard bustles with life

After shuffling between areas in Los Angeles for five years, Ramon Lopez finally settled in Highland Park. He moved to the West Coast from...

Walk Colorado Boulevard’s colorful sidewalks for a glimpse of Eagle Rock’s community

The air conditioning in Eagle Rock Plaza on Colorado Boulevard provides a cool relief to the 80-degree weather that beats down on Eagle Rock...