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Campus News
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...
Campus News
Break-in at Telefund prompts ongoing investigation by LAPD
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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...
Campus News
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...
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Kemp Lecturer Tom Nichols outlines the death of expertise and how to fix it
Tom Nichols, author of "The Death of Expertise,"Â gave a talk in Choi Auditorium April 8 as the 2025 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer, where...
Community News
Alumnus documents LA’s hidden gems
Tom Carroll '08 sees beauty in unusual places. Take his favorite memory of Occidental, for example: When he was a first year, a massive rain...
Culture
Apollo Night Shines: poetry, jump rope, Britney Spears take top three spots
The stump was back and ready to be rubbed Feb. 26 as Apollo Night returned triumphantly to a packed Thorne Hall. The Black Student...
Campus News
Campo officers begin
Campus Safety hired two new officers — Officer Samuel Hernandez and Officer Mariana Martinez — due to staffing shortages following the retirement of 30-year...
Campus News
Students’ on-campus drone use unfettered by policy
The drones students may have spotted hovering over campus this semester were likely piloted by Bo Gao (sophomore) or Malone Hedges (first year) for...
Campus News
Proyecto JardÃn occupied after hospital eviction threat
Proyecto JardÃn, a community garden and organization in Boyle Heights, serves as a cultural hotspot for the surrounding working-class neighborhood, providing nearby residents with...
Campus News
Club teaches English
Comparte, a new student organization at Occidental, will begin offering weekly courses in basic English for day laborers in partnership with the Instituto de...
Campus News
Queer student survey reveals rifts in community
Center for Gender Equity (CGE) Graduate Assistant Kevin Franco organized a two-part initiative designed to evaluate the experience of queer students at Occidental. The...
Culture
Star Wars take center stage in Thorne Hall
Last Friday, in a concert hall not very far away, a medley of Star Wars music blasted out of Thorne Hall. The program cover...
