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...

Blanco's final rap appearance takes place on Oxy stage

Laser beams, Christmas lights and screen projections illuminated Sycamore Glen on Friday night for the performance of rapper Mykki Blanco. The KOXY concert brought...

Chemistry fraternity revitalizes membership

This semester, an unprecedented 40 students rushed Alpha Chi Sigma (AXE), the Occidental chapter of the national chemistry fraternity. Only about 11 students rushed...

Economics department selects new tenure-track professor

The economics department hired Jesse Mora as a tenure-track professor following a comprehensive search and selection process in late January. Mora, currently a doctoral...

Fake documentary reveals constructed histories

Students often assume the history they learn about through museums, textbooks or historians is an accurate and truthful narrative. Filmmaker Jesse Lerner challenges this...

Faculty host teach-in, discussion to address NTT inequities

Students and faculty gathered in Mosher 1 Wednesday for a screening of the film "Con Job: Stories of Adjunct & Contingent Labor" and a...

Telefund starts calling underclassmen

Telefund student callers began to phone first-years, sophomores and juniors Monday asking for gifts to the Annual Fund. This marks a change from past...

The Klimax wraps up black history month, raises money for charity

The Kappa Alpha Psi (Kappa) fraternity hosted The Klimax, the first after-party for Apollo Night, Friday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event...

Tinashe scheduled to headline SpringFest, Rachel West to open

Singer/Songwriter Tinashe will perform at the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater (Greek Bowl) for the annual SpringFest concert April 4, making her the first female...