Campus News

Alex Murillo and Robert De La Barcena pave the way for non-traditional students

In the 2026—2027 academic year, Occidental has welcomed a number of non-traditional students, according to Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright, director of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)....

Artemis II geologist talks historic lunar science mission

Megan Borel, a geologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Artemis II lunar science team, delivered a talk titled “The Moon Joy...

Campus braces for El Niño

California has begun experiencing the effects of El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern in which massive storm clouds cause heavy rain and severe...

Steve Gibbs, ORSL coordinator, dies at 62

Stephen Edmund Gibbs, programs and services coordinator for the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life (ORSL), died on campus Oct. 7. A memorial service...

ASOC reconsiders Student Wellness Liaison position

Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) created and developed the role of Student Wellness Liaison for the first time during the 2016–17 senate term...

Students map water usage and irrigation

In a culmination of over a semester’s worth of investigation, research and planning, a team of five students plan to release the results of...

Students demand end to outsourcing, understaffing at SLA-led rally

Students gathered on Dumke Patio at 11:30 a.m. April 23 outside of a board of trustees meeting to participate in a rally organized by...

Leah Park Fierro: Eagle Rock’s dairy queen

Milkfarm, Eagle Rock's only artisan cheese shop, is a dangerous place. From the Bandaged Bismark to the Brie de Meaux, one can imagine even...

Belle’s Bagels vies for permanent spot on York Boulevard

James Dean (J.D.) Rocchio and Nick Schreiber co-own Belle's Bagels on York Boulevard, a bagel business named after Schreiber's great-grandmother, Belle. Rocchio and Schreiber have...

Small-lot developments shake up Los Angeles architecture

At the corner of Bridewell Street and Pollard Street in Highland Park, three miles east of Occidental, the construction of nine small-lot, single-family residences led...

Haiku Guys and Gals host Highland Park duel

At the York Manor Were the Haiku Guys and Gals April 26. The Haiku Guys and Gals hosted their first Los Angeles Haiku Duel in The York...

Tal Becker speaks as Jack Kemp Distinguished Lecturer, students protest

Tal Becker, peace negotiator for Israel and senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, spoke at Occidental College in Choi Auditorium at 2:30 p.m....