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 Play Festival gives aspiring playwrights the opportunity to share their work

Theater Professor Laural Meade sits alone in the lamdas of Occidental’s Keck Theater, watching a cast of student actors rehearse the play “Tell Me...

UN Week brings speakers, films

Starting Tuesday, students will be able to experience four days of interactive events and talks about the United Nations (U.N.) and its influence in...

SAE changes recruitment, rush policy

Occidental’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) will no longer participate in formal recruitment week, according to Assistant Director of Student Life Diego Silva. SAE...

Students join faculty retreat

Faculty members discussed the reform of the Cultural Studies Program (CSP) and the creation of a Black studies program at a full-day retreat Jan....

Chemistry building closed for HVAC renovations

The Norris Hall of Chemistry will reopen Sunday following renovations, according to Chemistry Department Chair Michael Hill. The building has been closed since the end...

CDO arrives at Oxy

Rhonda Brown, Occidental’s first vice president for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer (CDO), proved her dedication to her new college by embarking...

From Braun to bouquet: How alums found love at Oxy

According to the college's Office of Institutional Advancement, 2,672 living Occidental alumni are married to or in a domestic partnership with another Occidental alum....

Students protest denial of Armenian genocide in quad

  To increase public awareness of the 1915 Armenian genocide, the Occidental Armenian Students Association (ASA) held a silent protest Thursday in the Johnson Student...