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...

Project SAFE talks dating and domestic violence during Empowerment Week

Project SAFE, Occidental's sexual and relationship violence education and advocacy office, hosted Empowerment Week Oct. 15–19. Throughout the week, programming such as lectures, chalk and tye-dying on...

Academic Commons undergoes renovations, more in the works

The Mary Norton Clapp Academic Commons underwent many new renovations over the summer, implemented by the Facilities department and led by Marsha Schnirring, interim...

Male students discuss mental health struggles

Content warning: alcohol and substance abuse, suicide The Occidental Active Minds chapter hosted an event discussing the stigma surrounding masculinity and mental health Oct. 16....

Glendale hospitals give over $400,000 to update city’s medical emergency equipment

In a coordinated effort with local hospitals Adventist Health Glendale, Glendale Memorial Hospital and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, the Glendale Fire Department has outfitted its 9...

Residents call for more local bands at Eagle Rock festival

Eagle Rock Music Festival's website claims that it is an event by locals, for locals — but community members have raised questions about the...

OSL undergoes staff shakeup

On the heels of the arrival of Viktor Kerney, the new associate director for student life, Tamara Himmelstein, the assistant dean of students and...

Food Justice Month highlights sustainability efforts on campus

October is Food Justice Month at Occidental, and many organizations on campus have joined together to bring awareness to the importance of food sustainability....

“Dad’s night out” leads to Martian concrete

Geology department chair and professor Chris Oze and his research partner Allan Scott, a professor at the University of Canterbury, have discovered a new way...