Campus News

Trustees again decide not to divest college endowment

Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck sent an email to students, faculty and staff Oct. 14 announcing that the Board decided not to adopt...

Oxy SJP and ASOC recognize three-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023

More than 70 people gathered around the Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain Oct. 7 for a candlelight vigil organized by Students for Justice in...

Booth Hall renovations remix music program

Booth Hall, the home of Occidental’s music department, is undergoing a renovation process that will transform the building into state-of-the-art classroom, rehearsal and performance...

Prof. Zachary honors great-grandfather’s founding of town turned state park

Anita Zachary, visiting assistant professor of the Occidental College Writing Program, was the keynote speaker at the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park’s 50th Rededication...

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...

Town hall addresses Norris chemistry building renovations

Michael Hill, chemistry department chair and professor, and Eileen Spain, associate dean of the college for research and Carl F. Braun professor of chemistry,...

New LA ordinance outlines house party restrictions

The Los Angeles (LA) City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance pertaining to house parties Feb. 21. The policy changes, first proposed by Councilman David Ryu in 2016 according to...

ASOC creates commission to revise constitution

"The constitution currently is a bit of a disaster, so at least for now, a lot of work is going to have to be done,"...

Local non-profits host Homeless Connect Day in Highland Park

Seventeen organizations, including Exodus Recovery, Chrysalis and Recycled Resources for the Homeless, set up booths in front of the Highland Park Senior Center on Figueroa Street for the first Homeless...

In Facebook’s Eagle Rock Neighborhood Group: controversy, comedy and community

Welcome to the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Group, and hold on to your hats. This Facebook forum, created in May 2013 by Eagle Rock resident Michael Blanchard,...

RAW Records rebrands under new leadership

RAW Records, a student-run music label on campus, is back after a nearly two-year hiatus. According to Emma-Cecilia Shahriari (senior), the head of the label,...

Students and alumni call for Rhonda Brown’s resignation

Senior Class Senator Ricardo Parada (senior) authored a letter to the editor March 21 calling for Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer...