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...

MAC department shows solidarity with entertainment union following near-strike

Amid growing anticipation of an industry-wide strike by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the tenured professors of the Media Arts &...

Building community in the classroom: New Occidental professors adjust to in-person instruction

Professors hired during and after remote learning have returned to campus this semester. The transition to teaching in person has challenged these professors, but...

College audit findings cause tension over potential ASOC budget changes, individual funding not at risk

Student representatives of Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) discussed all-branch funding guidelines during an Executive Committee meeting Sept. 29 that was open to...

Loading… Changes to the wireless are made with ‘heart and soul’

Over the pandemic, Information Technology Services (ITS) was busy making changes to the college's WiFi registration system, extending access to outdoor tent classrooms and...

Suspected incapacitated driver drove onto AGC steps, arrested by LAPD

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) arrested a suspected incapacitated driver on Occidental College’s campus the morning of Oct. 5. According to Director of Campus...

‘Is Los Angeles ready for me?’: Occidental campus poses challenges for students with disabilities, injuries

Within the first week of school, Grace Clement (junior) was planning to drop a playwriting class because it was located in Keck Theater, a...

Shortage of trained staff forces Green Bean’s temporary closure

In March 2020, the Green Bean, Occidental's student-run coffee shop, temporarily shut down and has remained closed because of a shortage of trained baristas...

Two assaults direct students’ attention to Campus Safety’s procedures, escort service availability

Since the return of students to Occidental's campus, Campus Safety has reported two assaults in the area surrounding campus, according to their crime log....