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...

Occidental purchases properties for veteran housing, tenants displaced

Occidental finalized the purchase of two residential properties on Toland Way in Eagle Rock Nov. 3, 2017, according to Vice President and Chief Operating...

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...