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,...

Town hall reveals sexual assault climate survey results

Title IX Coordinator Jennifer Broomfield and Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Planning Teresa Kaldor hosted the annual Sexual Assault Climate Survey...

OSAC and Greek Council work together on new sexual assault prevention bylaws

For the past two semesters, the Occidental Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC) has been campaigning to fulfill the third goal outlined in its members' statement...

Six-week poetry workshop welcomes poets of all ages

The Center for the Arts Eagle Rock is hosting a poetry workshop with the theme of intergenerational poetry, which welcomes individuals of all ages,...

Lesure elected ASOC president, positions left uncontested and unfilled

The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) election ballot for leadership positions opened April 16. Poppy Thekdi (junior), ASOC elections director, posted election results April...

Students seek answers during #AskRhonda

In response to the recent calls for Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) Rhonda Brown’s resignation, an unaffiliated group of students organized a week-long campaign to highlight traditionally...

Occidental students protest arms post-Parkland

A student gunman murdered 17 students and teachers and injured an additional 14 people in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...

Piencone pizzeria opens on Colorado Boulevard

Piencone, a new restaurant and pub, opened its doors at 1958 Colorado Blvd. April 4. Named for its two specialties, pizza pies and ice...

Grayson power plant remains unpowered

After a nine-hour meeting, the Glendale City Council moved not to certify an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) produced by Glendale Water and Power (GWP) in a...