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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...
Campus News
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...
Campus News
Veitch answers questions from Occidental community at public meeting
Students, faculty and staff convened in Choi Auditorium Thursday at noon to ask President Jonathan Veitch and other administrators questions about diversity and racism...
On Campus
There’s more to social media campaigns than ‘slacktivism’
During the week after Nov. 12, online activism took Facebook and other social media platforms by storm. Red, white and blue filters covered profile...
Academic
Women provide support in STEM majors
A new club, Women in STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — plans to fill a gap that has existed for too long...
Campus News
College prepares for El Niño
Occidental began the process of re-roofing Nov. 16 in preparation for the rainy season. The renovations are ongoing. Facilities is renovating and repairing the roofs...
Academic
Grant funds new positions, research opportunities
Occidental received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in spring 2015 to increase undergraduate research in the curriculum, particularly in the...
Campus News
J-Term program expands with new creative track
Oxypreneurship, in conjunction with the Young Fund and the Hameetman Career Center (HCC), will be rolling out a new pilot track during the six-day...
Campus News
CDO search candidates visit campus, discuss plans for diversity
The Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) Search Committee brought four finalist candidates to campus Nov. 18–23. Preceding their visits, student representatives from the committee held...
Features
Recycling great ideas: best practices for reducing waste
Sustainability can mean many things to many people, but limiting waste product and fostering reuse are at the core of sustainable best practices. Should...
