Campus News

Occidental faculty discuss AI usage in college setting

Occidental has a newly formed artificial intelligence (AI) council to address the impact that AI has on the college, Vice President of Information Technology...

Occidental and PCC sign first transfer agreement

Occidental and Pasadena City College (PCC) signed the first transfer agreement between the colleges, which is in effect as of Fall 2026. The agreement...

Accessibility Van drives accommodation

Elena Newton-Day (junior), president of the Disabled Student Union (DSU), said she was one of many students involved in Occidental’s newest accommodation for making...

New CWP professors carry on Bob Sipchen’s legacy

After 28 years of teaching in Occidental’s College Writing Program, professor Bob Sipchen has retired and turned over his classes to two new hires,...

Community reacts to abandoned plans for Scholl Canyon Landfill expansion

Glendale city officials withdrew the proposed expansion project of the Scholl Canyon Landfill — located in Glendale and overlooking Eagle Rock residential areas —...

Building community from concrete: Oxy Arts staff perspectives on the summer opening at York Boulevard

As students flooded out of Occidental to their summer adventures in May 2019, the Oxy Arts staff prepared for their own long-awaited summer adventure:...

LA County debuts digital voting system

Los Angeles County hosted a mock election to debut a new voting system, Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP), during a two-day event Sept....

Jon McNutt appointed as interim general counsel

In a campus-wide email, President Jonathan Veitch announced Jon McNutt as the interim general counsel for the college starting Sept. 9. A partner at...

Blyth Fund allows students to invest college capital

Established in 1977 by Richard Link in honor of banker Charles R. Blyth, the Blyth Fund is a student-run investment portfolio at Occidental. A team of...

LA residents march on City Hall in global strike against climate change

In Los Angeles, thousands marched toward City Hall for the Global Climate Strike Sept. 20. Activists demonstrated in order to pressure leaders to take action at the United Nations...

OxSEA seeks to clean the ocean and educate LA’s youth

As OxSEA, Occidental’s ocean conservation and sustainability club, begins its first full year on campus, co-presidents Mia Jones (junior) and JP Flores (junior) are...

Remembering Tibbott “Tib” Gregory Csik, Oxy football coach and hall of fame inductee

Obituary provided by Cynthia Maus. Lt. Col. Tibbott “Tib” Gregory Csik, retired United States Marine Corps (USMC), ended his earthly journey Aug. 20, 2019, due...