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,...

OSAC returns to campus, outlines reformative goals

The Occidental Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC) announced its re-emergence in an email to the campus community Nov. 30, 2017. OSAC member Micaela Stevens (senior) sent the email,...

Student-led compost initiative begins in Braun Hall

Braun residents introduced three compost bins to their residence hall Feb. 28 with the help of Sustainability Coordinator Jenny Low. The bins, emptied every...

Punk-rock diner newest addition to Eagle Rock’s vegan scene

On the evening of Feb. 10, a line of patrons wrapped around Yosemite Drive and Eagle Rock Boulevard to try Northeast Los Angeles' latest variation of plant-based...

Barbershop speakeasy opens in Highland Park

Alcohol and razor blades don’t sound like they mix very well. Still, Highland Park's Blind Barber, which opened March 2, finds a way to pull...

Los Angeles parrot population soars over Occidental College

As sunset nears, the sound of screeching green parrots flying over campus frequently halts students in their tracks, leaving many to wonder why this...

Occidental plans expansion of Moore Lab and Bioscience

Occidental will begin to remodel the Moore Laboratory of Zoology and Bioscience Building over the summer of 2018 as part of the new Anderson...

Rock the Boulevard rocks Eagle Rock Boulevard

Rock the Boulevard is a new initiative to revitalize and improve public spaces and designs on Eagle Rock Boulevard, according to The Eagle Rock Association’s (TERA) president...

Norris chemistry building undergoes renovations following wet lab cancellation

After the cancellation of all wet lab chemistry in the Norris Chemistry Building Nov. 9, Michael Hill, chemistry department chair and professor, and Wendy Sternberg,...