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...

Emmons Wellness Center offers new Health Promotion Program

The Emmons Wellness Center is offering a new mental health service to Occidental students starting this semester, according to an Aug. 31 email from...

Katrina Weti, ICC’s ‘backbone,’ says goodbye to Occidental

Program Coordinator for the Intercultural Community Center (ICC) Katrina Weti's '22, last day at Occidental was Sept. 30. According to Weti's co-worker and the...

New required training bridges gap between student and worker experience

In a proactive measure aimed at ensuring the safety and well-being of its student workforce and staff, Occidental College is introducing a sexual harassment...

Peeping Toms are a Fall pattern at Occidental

As students returned to campus in August, Director of Campus Safety Rick Tanksley said he watched a familiar pattern begin to replicate itself —...

3-2 Engineering Program illustrates duality between STEM and liberal arts

Former Occidental student Michael Straus (‘23) recently moved into his new dorm at Columbia University through the 3-2 Engineering Program. The program is a...

Non-tenured track faculty make gains, but strive for more, in new contract

Occidental’s non-tenured track (NTT) faculty union held a victory rally Sept. 22 in the Academic Quad celebrating gains they made in a new contract...

Occidental campus not immune to effects of Hollywood strikes

As the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes continue into Fall, the effects have spread far beyond Hollywood, according to Campus Services Coordinator Nicole Sullivan. It...

Green Bean reopens with new mural, drinks and management

Despite difficulties that arose from a broken espresso machine, the Green Bean reopened Sept. 5 with a new drink selection and a new student...