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...

New ASOC president begins work on shared governance

The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate gathered Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Student Center Commons for their first meeting...

Emmons reports positive case of chicken pox

Emmons Wellness Center released an email Sept. 5 notifying students and faculty of a single positive case of chickenpox. Senior Director Sara Semal, who...

Occidental delays installment of Stearns air conditioning

Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs Rob Flot announced to the student body July 15 via email that the college's original plan to install...

Student-Labor Alliance hosts first meeting of the year

The Occidental Student-Labor Alliance (SLA) hosted its first general meeting of the year in the Morrison Lounge Sept. 11. During the meeting, members introduced themselves to new...

UPDATE: College issues response to footage of Trustee Selleck ‘55 confronting camera crew

Director of Communications Jim Tranquada issued a response May 8 to footage of Board of Trustees member Cathie Young Selleck '55 pushing a camera...

OSAC works to prevent sexual assault in Greek life ...

Since the Occidental Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC)'s re-emergence November 2017, the coalition has begun a letter-writing campaign to Occidental Greek life organizations. The letters included OSAC's concerns...

ASOC reconsiders Student Wellness Liaison position

Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) created and developed the role of Student Wellness Liaison for the first time during the 2016–17 senate term...

Students map water usage and irrigation

In a culmination of over a semester’s worth of investigation, research and planning, a team of five students plan to release the results of...