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...

Bike Share hopes to relocate to Bengal Room following upcoming renovations

The Office of Student Life (OSL) and Facilities Management will begin remodeling the Bengal Room in the Johnson Student Center (JSC) Dec. 16. Diego...

Campus Safety welcomes four new faces

This past August, Chief of Campus Safety Victor Clay completed a year-long search for new officers after three departures last year. Campus Safety welcomed...

Queer House residents frustrated by lack of facilities will receive washer and dryer

Over this upcoming winter break, a stackable washer and dryer unit will be installed in Queer House. Students had called for such amenities to...

Occidental’s Institute for the Study of Los Angeles encourages research and community-based learning

As of spring 2016, Occidental houses the premier Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA). ISLA, in collaboration with local partners, is a...

Campus community reflects on 2015 AGC occupation one year later

Last November, Occidental student activists began a movement seeking institutional change and administrative action regarding matters of diversity, equity and inclusion. These student activists...

One year later: Occupation demands are a work in progress

During last year's student occupation of the Arthur G. Coons administrative building (AGC), Oxy United for Black Liberation (OUBL) issued a list of demands...

Campus Safety pilots ride-along initiative to increase transparency

On the evening of Nov. 19, 2016, at 7:45 p.m. I made my way down to the Campus Safety office to participate in a...

John Rodriguez’s departure adds to growing number of Res Ed vacancies

John Rodriguez, former Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) assistant director for upper division, officially left Occidental Friday, Nov. 11. He was offered a...