On Campus
Campus News
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...
Campus News
Break-in at Telefund prompts ongoing investigation by LAPD
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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...
Campus News
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...
Campus News
Kemp Lecturer Tom Nichols outlines the death of expertise and how to fix it
Tom Nichols, author of "The Death of Expertise,"Â gave a talk in Choi Auditorium April 8 as the 2025 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer, where...
Campus News
OSL and Greek Council aim to expand Greek Life on campus
Occidental Greek Council and the Office of Student Life (OSL) are considering introducing new Greek organizations to campus in the next three to five...
Endowment
Behind the Board
The board of trustees has a legacy as old as Occidental itself. When the college was founded in 1887, there were far fewer trustees,...
Campus News
L.A. Times fires reporter over perceived conflict of interest
The Los Angeles Times fired reporter Jason Felch on Friday following revelations of an inappropriate relationship he had with confidential source for a Dec....
Academic
Recent hire of 10 tenure-track professors is largest in five years
Occidental hired 10 new tenure or tenure-track professors in eight different departments. These 10 hires mark the most tenure appointments in one year for...
Arts & Entertainment
Parkour making great leaps to land spot as popular hobby
Sweaty and laughing, with hands callused from colliding with stucco walls and concrete slabs, undeclared Brandon Rodrigues (first-year) stands by the Gilman Fountain. He...
Academic
CDLR adds equipment to expand role of digital media
The Center for Digital Learning and Research (CDLR) is opening a digital production studio for student use on March 10 as part of a...
Campus News
Conservation challenge reduces water usage by over 7.5 percent
Last week's water conservation challenge spread awareness for what may be California's worst recorded drought. Despite last weekend's storm, which produced the hardest rain...
Campus News
Telefund cancels shifts in response to alumni unrest
College officials canceled Telefund on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 due to the backlash caused by Campus Safety Lt. Joe Cunje's firing. "Our students are...
