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...

Fall Preview Day offers personal look at campus

Prospective students and their families converged on campus Friday, Nov. 10, for Explore Occidental to familiarize themselves with the college. The event was the...

Vacancies, off-campus jurors and uncompetitive elections hinder Honor Board

Vacant positions, jurors retaining their positions while studying off-campus, uncompetitive elections and a lack of student awareness have impacted Honor Board's ability to fulfill...

DEB/ASOC Senate committee hosts town hall in response to concerns about the Multicultural Summer Institute

The Diversity and Equity Board (DEB)/Senate Joint-Committee of Academic Affairs hosted a town hall in the Johnson Global Forum Nov. 2 to discuss concerns...

Understaffed Campus Safety operates on overtime while recruiting new hires

Campus Safety lost four officers over the past summer, forcing the 13 remaining employees to shoulder more responsibilities, train new hires on-site and work...

The Occidental Weekly wins 2017 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Award

The Occidental Weekly won the Online Pacemaker Award at the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Fall National College Media Convention in Dallas Oct. 28, the...

Food Systems Working Group report sets sights on sustainable future

Occidental's Food Systems Working Group (FSWG) published a food policy document Oct. 16 which outlines the current state of and future plans for sustainable...

Empowerment Week dedicates space to heal and prevent domestic and dating violence

Empowerment Week — Project for a Sexual Assault Free Environment's (S.A.F.E.) weeklong series of events designed to bring attention to dating and domestic violence during...

LADWP Regulations and Aging Substation Slow Sustainability Initiatives

New college sustainability projects, such as Physics Professor Daniel Snowden-Ifft's proposal to increase the solar power array's capacity, have been halted by Los Angeles...