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...

Student law review plans for spring publication

In spearheading the creation of an Occidental undergraduate law review, Jamison Hayward (junior) hopes to give students interested in law an arena to participate...

Increased transparency needed among campus groups

In an email to the campus community Sept. 30, Barbara Avery announced her transition from serving as both dean of students and vice president...

Glee Club preps for tour with homecoming show

A beautiful solemness floated throughout Thorne Hall Oct. 17 as director Désirée La Vertu conducted Glee Club in the first piece of its Homecoming...

Hameetman Career Center debuts new space, plans

The Hameetman Career Center (HCC), formerly the Career Development Center (CDC), opened on the ground floor of the Arthur G. Coons administration building last...

Project S.A.F.E., Title IX seek student feedback

Project S.A.F.E. and the Title IX Office are in the process of establishing student committees to advise their operations and better serve the student...

Freedom of Speech (or lack thereof) on Campus

What is Free Speech? Free speech has long been professed to be an indispensable right in any free society. The United Nations, among others, believe...

Soledad O'Brien brings "I am Latino in America" tour to Occidental

"Will Northwestern Mutual create a scholarship for first generation students?" a student asked in Thorne Hall Thursday evening during the Q&A session following journalist...

College hires full-time German professor

The newly established Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture (CSLC) department experienced several staffing changes in the first month of its existence. Following the...