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...

Bike Share reopens with new safety protocols

Bike Share, the campus bike rental student service, reopened this month with new COVID-19 related safety protocols in place. The rental service joins the...

College to announce spring semester decision in December

President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced in a campus-wide email Oct. 16 that the college will make a decision regarding spring semester instruction in...

Occidental strategically reacts to pandemic enrollment drop

When COVID-19 impacted nearly every aspect of daily life and closed college campuses across the nation, high school seniors were hesitant about committing to...

Empleados de los Servicios de Limpieza siguen trabajando, adoptan un horario rotativo y otros cambios

Read in English Traducido por Zachary Goodwin Tras cambios de instrucción, alojamiento y servicios universitarios y la salida de la mayoría de la población estudiantil como...

Cleaning Services employees continue work, adopt new rotating schedule and other changes

Leer en español Following changes to instruction, housing and campus services and the departure of the majority of Occidental's student body in response to the worldwide COVID-19...

Martin Fernandez named new Campus Dining Executive Chef

Executive Chef Martin Fernandez began work at Occidental Aug. 19, 2019 following the departure of previous Executive Chef Michael “Meesh” Montygierd Summer 2019. Fernandez came to...

New Residential Education staff champion social justice, inclusion

Dean of Students Rob Flot announced two new hires within the department of Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) Feb. 6: Isaiah Thomas, the...

Campus Safety resorts to booting cars to address parking violations

Campus Safety began increasing the amount of parking boots used on cars whose drivers have parking violations January 2020 in an initiative to address...