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...

Title IX Office releases detailed results of sexual assault campus climate survey

The Title IX Office and Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning (IRAP) released an analysis of the results of the Higher Education Data...

SWAC petition calls for smoke-free campus

The Student Wellness Advisory Council (SWAC) is circulating a petition to make Occidental's campus smoke-free in an effort to improve the health of the...

Office of Religious and Spiritual Life offers students new fellowship opportunity focused on interfatih study

Following nine years of success with its Values and Vocations Fellowship, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) is rolling out a new...

ICC to introduce two new initiatives geared toward men of color on campus

The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) is introducing two new initiatives this month — the Black Male Collective and the Men of Color Program —...

Student working group proposes new constitution

Members of four branches of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) are in the process of reviewing a proposal for a new constitution...

Taco the town: a taste of Eagle Rock and Highland Park's taco truck fleet

Nothing speaks to Los Angeles food culture like the taco truck. Mobile restaurants that fully comply with California Health and Safety codes, these street...

Berry Bowl, Occidental complicit in gentrification

From York Boulevard to the Marketplace, Berry Bowl is surfing the health food movement and taking the suddenly trendy neighborhood of Highland Park by...

North Indian violinist instructs, entrances

Soaring notes of violin, expressive riffs, and the quick pattering of fingers across Hindustani drums resonated out of Booth Hall Sept. 14 when renowned...