On Campus

Oxy SJP protest and confrontation with security at Stritikus’s inauguration expose strong divides across campus communities

A crowd of roughly 30 Occidental Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) protesters attempted to force their way through Campus Safety and Code Four private...

Break-in at Telefund prompts ongoing investigation by LAPD

According to an email from Campus Safety, a break-in occurred at Telefund, Occidental’s student fundraising program, at 3:20 a.m. April 23. CCTV footage shared with...

Occidental students hold hunger strike demanding college divestment, student and immigrant protections

April 21, 10 Occidental students began a hunger strike for immigrant justice, student protections and college divestment from genocide, according to Occidental’s Jewish Voices...

Kemp Lecturer Tom Nichols outlines the death of expertise and how to fix it

Tom Nichols, author of "The Death of Expertise," gave a talk in Choi Auditorium April 8 as the 2025 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer, where...

Faculty perspectives on return to campus and in-person instruction

President Harry J. Elam announced Jan. 6 that classes would take place remotely for the first week of the spring semester and the start...

Understanding the updated COVID-19 Residential Policy

Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Jan. 31 stating that common rooms would be reopened for students to use while masked....

New species, conservation studies, plenty of birds — the Moore Lab is a ‘cherished resource’ on campus

Though the Moore Laboratory of Zoology appears to be like any other building on campus dedicated to the sciences, upon entering the building, visitors are greeted...

Current FEAST Garden staff plan resignation and hiring committee for Spring 2022

Amid accusations of discriminatory hiring practices in the Occidental Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) Garden, current employees are planning to resign as a...

OSAC ‘We Demand More’ demonstration and teach-in address sexual assault on campus

Content warning: This article contains discussions of rape culture on campus. Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC) hosted a march and demonstration Nov. 12 to call for accountability...

Pandemic staff shortages affect administrative offices across campus

As students return to campus this semester, several of Occidental College’s administrative offices — admissions, financial aid and Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) —...

Diving into Occidental’s water usage

This article was updated at 4:06 p.m. Nov. 17 to clarify that John Garcia is pictured in the photo. In a previous draft, Garcia...

College sexual misconduct reported at rates three times higher than comparable period in 2019

Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual misconduct on campus. From Aug. 1 to Sept. 27 this year, 29 instances of sexual misconduct were...