Campus News

Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting

Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...

Christopher Grant named new associate director of Campus Safety

Christopher Grant was selected for the position of associate director of Campus Safety, according to a school-wide email from Campus Safety sent March 20....

Off-campus housing policy poses challenges

Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Feb. 2 to the sophomore class sharing the Third-Year Live Off Application. The application, which...

SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house

A group of over Occidental students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...

Occidental hosts 64 employers for Fall Career Fair

National and local employers ranging from Northwestern Mutual to the California State Highway Patrol were present on the Academic Quad Oct. 3. to recruit...

History Society of Occidental Hosts White House Counsel to Richard Nixon

The History Society of Occidental (HSO) hosted a question and answer (Q&A) session with John Dean, former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon leading...

Computer Science is the newest major on campus

In Spring 2017, the faculty approved computer science as the newest major at Occidental College after a faculty vote. This semester, students may officially declare a...

Russian and German studies continue to face challenges

Two years after the German department risked collapse, students and professors of German and Russian language have expressed frustration with the administration's lack of funding...

Reactions to changes in REHS range from comforted to continued concern

This year, Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) implemented changes to the department based on feedback from previous residential advisors (RAs) about their employment benefits and...

Clery noncompliance fines total $83,000

Occidental College received confirmation that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) completed its multi-year review of Occidental’s noncompliance with the Clery Act and issued a fine...

College calls off 2017 football season following homecoming game cancellation

President Jonathan Veitch emailed the Occidental community at 7:40 p.m. Oct. 17 announcing his decision to cancel the rest of the 2017 football season....

After 8 years, Veitch relocates to an off-campus residence

After 8 years of residence at the Wallis Annenberg President's House on campus, President Jonathan Veitch and his family have moved to an off-campus...