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...

Theophilus Savini elected ASOC Senate president, student body fee amendment deemed invalid

Students officially voted Theophilus Savini (junior) to serve as next year’s Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) President Friday. “I was nervous about opening ,...

Student group proposes constitutional amendment to have students vote on changes in student body fees

A proposed constitutional amendment requiring a campus-wide vote to approve student body fee changes will appear on Friday's Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC)...

ResEd changes roommate questionnaire to address gender, sexuality

Residential Education (ResEd) recently added a question to the Roommate Questionnaire, sent to next year's incoming first-years, in order to accommodate roommate preferences related...

Kim Babon chosen to succeed Sue Pramov as director of national awards

Kim Babon officially succeeded Sue Pramov April 2 as Occidental's new Director of National Awards. The position entails mentoring students and alumni on their career...

Active Minds addresses mental health through student perspectives

The Occidental chapter of Active Minds hosted "Oxy From the Inside" Thursday in a packed Choi Auditorium, where 10 students shared their experiences with...

Lacrosse defeats Poets, earns first round bye

The Occidental Tigers (10-5, 6-4) dominated the Whittier Poets (2-13, 0-10) from start to finish in the women's lacrosse matchup last Saturday, winning 16-2...

Gibbs shines in her final season

Katie Gibbs is the "iron woman" on the Occidental women's water polo team this year in more ways than one. In a literal sense,...

Tigers fall to Cal Lu, drop to sixth in SCIAC

Extra innings proved to be too much for the Occidental baseball team (19-16, 14-10) as the Tigers dropped all three games—two of which extended...