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 Southern California AICCU symposium

Tomorrow, Occidental College will host students, faculty, administrators and union staff for the Association for Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) symposium. The conference,...

New FEAST President Anderson prepares for new projects

Occidental's Food Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) has a new president. Former FEAST President Skye Harnsberger '16 passed on leadership to Triana Anderson (junior)...

Sunday burger at Marketplace replaced by more humane, sustainable option

The Marketplace introduced various menu changes Spring 2017, most notably the Fully Loaded Better Burger, a humane option that replaces the factory-farmed beef patties typical of...

Veitch discusses New York Times articles with students

President Jonathan Veitch brought The New York Times subscription to Occidental's campus in one of his first initiatives as the college's President in 2011....

T-Pain to headline SpringFest

Rapper, singer and songwriter T-Pain will headline this year’s SpringFest, Occidental’s annual spring concert put on by Programming Board. T-Pain will perform in the...

Fallen tree blocks road, damages car

A large eucalyptus tree planted in front of the Weingart Center for the Liberal Arts on Occidental’s lower campus fell onto Bird Road at approximately...

New club introduces students to the chemistry behind baking

Periodic Baking, a new club at Occidental that aims to discuss the science behind baking, held its first meeting Feb. 13. Founded by co-presidents...

REHS introduces new room draw policy despite student vote

Since 2011, Occidental students have biennially voted on Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS)'s room draw policy. This year, in the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC)...