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...

'Othello' successfully depicts controversial themes

One of the lesser-known perks of participating in theater at a small liberal arts school is that many times, rather than choosing talent to...

Campus Safety director Nieto to retire

Director of Campus Safety Holly Nieto announced earlier this month that she will be retiring at the end of the semester. A presence on...

Kweli rocks the Greek Bowl

In its first time as a true festival, SpringFest 2014 brought together the Occidental community during a period of low social activity at the...

Recruiting game difficult for Division-III Occidental

University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball head coach John Calipari has it easy in recruiting. Occidental’s Brian Newhall? Not so much. Newhall recently shed light...

On the rails, in the fringes

Four skateboarders repeatedly hop off the stage in Sycamore Glen, guiding their boards into flips and controlled spins with the grace and nonchalance of...

Survivors, allies take back the week

Project S.A.F.E. hosted its annual Take Back the Week (TBTW) event last week as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, with several changes to...

Adrianne Wadewitz, 37, remembered

Adrianne Wadewtiz, the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Digital Learning (CDLR), died on April 8 at the age of 37 from...

Students host first Open Source Club meeting

Open Source Club held its first meeting for students interested in computer programming on April 9. Dissatisfied with Occidental’s limited computer science department, a group of...