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,...

FEAST sprouts as a new student service on campus

The Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST), a student club at Occidental since 2009, became a new student service this semester. Situated in the...

The wait is almost over for the new athletic facilities

Construction will begin this week on the new Townsend Crosthwaite Pool, the new De Mandel Aquatics Center and the expanded McKinnon Family Tennis Center...

Got a bad case of homesickness? We’ve got the cure

Moving away from home — away from familiar surroundings and established cultural norms — can be jarring. It's easy to feel out of place...

Conservatives of Occidental’s 9/11 memorial undisturbed, a contrast to last year’s flag removal

From 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 10, to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 11, the Conservatives of Occidental hosted a 9/11 memorial, placing 2,997 American flags...

Student participation in ASOC elections remains low, most candidates run unopposed

Savannah D'Orazio (senior), Fall 2017 elections chair, announced the results of the Associated Students of Occidental (ASOC) Senate and Honor Board elections via email...

Suspect performs lewd act in Stearns parking lot, matches description of suspect from February incidents

An unidentified intruder committed a lewd act in the Stearns Hall parking lot at 4:40 p.m. Aug. 23, according to an email safety bulletin sent...

Recent graduates leave behind on-campus legacies

In their four years at Occidental, these six members of the class of 2017 made their mark on the community, playing critical roles in...

Xavier Becerra as commencement speaker for Class of 2017

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra addressed the class of 2017 at Occidental’s commencement ceremony May 21. Becerra became California’s chief law enforcement officer January 2017....