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...

UEP students demand junior seminar changes

Beginning in September, a group of five students in the Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP) Community Internship and Community Organizing and Leadership classes (UEP...

ASOC positions go uncontested as student participation drops

From daily voter registration campaigns outside the Marketplace to the crowd that filled up Choi Auditorium to watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go...

Occidental publicly screens first presidential debate of the 2016 election

On the evening of Monday, Sept. 26, Occidental’s World Talk Club — a student organization that engages in discussions about current events — hosted...

CDO Rhonda Brown expands 3R ribbon project

In light of the events surrounding the 9/11 memorial at Occidental, Chief Diversity Officer Rhonda Brown hosted a gathering Sept. 20 in the Intercultural...

High rate of ICA administrative turnover leads to uncertainty

The consecutive departures of Dr. Jonathan Grady, former assistant dean of the Intercultural Affairs (ICA) department, and Joel Gutierrez, former assistant director of the...

Students create white spaces for black lives

At a time when many Americans are grappling with the violent realities of racial injustice, the role of white people in the fight to...

Green Bean renovates, shortens hours

The student-run Green Bean Coffee Lounge has undergone several changes in recent months, including the first renovations since its opening in 2009 and shortened...

S.A.A.C. plans new initiatives to unite athletics with wider Occidental community

An evening tailgate where students and community members mingle amid the smoky smell of barbecue; an athlete formal that brings all varsity teams together...