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,...

March 5 election to decide LAUSD school board vacancy

After the resignation of former school board member Ref Rodriguez July 23, 2018, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) District 5 board seat was left...

Working group, college collaborate on future York property

Occidental College purchased a building on the corner of York Boulevard and Armadale Avenue in 2015. Part of the building will be used for...

Hameetman Career Center hosts second all-time career fair

The Hameetman Career Center (HCC) hosted the Oxy Career Fair Feb. 19 on the Johnson Student Center Quad. The fair featured 58 booths, including...

College reexamines scooter and skateboard policy

With the proliferation of e-scooters and e-skateboards, Occidental's long-standing policy on such devices is being reconsidered. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students...

Pasadena City Council votes to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2020

The Pasadena City Council voted 7–1 to approve an amendment to the Pasadena Minimum Wage Ordinance Feb. 11, 2019 setting a schedule to raise the minimum wage...

Occidental College moving forward with several renovation projects

Occidental College is moving forward with a series of renovation projects that include constructing a seating area near Wylie Hall, remodeling the Gilman Fountain and...

ASOC Senate, DEB co-host town hall on financial aid at Occidental

The Associated Students of Occidental College’s (ASOC) Senate and Diversity and Equity Board (DEB), along with the Financial Aid Office (FAO), co-hosted a Financial...

Occidental introduces interim sexual misconduct policy in response to state Title IX decision

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) published its new proposed Title IX regulations in the Federal Register Nov. 29, 2018, amending college and university policies for how sexual...