On Campus

Tiger Town brings back school spirit

As the school year starts back up this fall, with it comes a new organization: Tigertown. Tigertown is an Occidental student group led by...

Three students face conduct charges following inauguration protest

Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) held a press conference July 29 in front of the entrance to the college to publicize...

New Faculty Connections Dining Program offers a ‘neutral space’ for building community

The Marketplace and Tiger Cooler teem with students, whether in line for pasta made to order or hovering over the conveyor belt of bagels...

Hameetman Career Center hosts second all-time career fair

The Hameetman Career Center (HCC) hosted the Oxy Career Fair Feb. 19 on the Johnson Student Center Quad. The fair featured 58 booths, including...

College reexamines scooter and skateboard policy

With the proliferation of e-scooters and e-skateboards, Occidental's long-standing policy on such devices is being reconsidered. Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students...

Occidental College moving forward with several renovation projects

Occidental College is moving forward with a series of renovation projects that include constructing a seating area near Wylie Hall, remodeling the Gilman Fountain and...

ASOC Senate, DEB co-host town hall on financial aid at Occidental

The Associated Students of Occidental College’s (ASOC) Senate and Diversity and Equity Board (DEB), along with the Financial Aid Office (FAO), co-hosted a Financial...

Occidental introduces interim sexual misconduct policy in response to state Title IX decision

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) published its new proposed Title IX regulations in the Federal Register Nov. 29, 2018, amending college and university policies for how sexual...

Occidental Title IX office looks to fight proposed Department of Education changes

Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Betsy DeVos revealed her proposal for an overhaul of the current rules governing campus sexual assault under Title IX...

ASOC Senate hosts multi-school shared governance symposium

Members from the student governments of the University of Southern California (USC), Pitzer College and Occidental College met to discuss shared governance during an all-day...

A look into the creation of new academic majors

In successive years, Occidental has added new majors to its catalog. Occidental's most recent additions include computer science in 2016 and Black studies in 2017, both of which...