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...

Synccidental to make waves in Taylor Pool

Occidental’s new synchronized swimming club, Synccidental, is hitting the pool deck. The fledging club, co-founded by president Audrey Shawley (first-year) and vice president...

Remodeled college entrance to open by March 1

The renovation of the main entrance will remain incomplete until at least March 1, despite an original November 2014 deadline and a previous delay. The...

Bengal Room opened to all student-run organizations

Student organizations can reserve the Bengal Room through the Office of Student Life (OSL) starting this semester. The new policy is part of an...

Let's Talk About Love

Conversations with Oxy's faculty and staff about Valentine's Day

Title IX Office appoints Professor Spain to deputy coordinator position, plans campus climate survey

Chemistry professor Eileen Spain joined the Title IX Office as its third deputy title IX coordinator, according to an email sent Jan. 21 from...

Unicycling, juggling provide creative outlets for Convy

Many on Occidental's campus may have witnessed one particular student juggling to his heart's content and unicycling through the Quad. Ian Convy, a first-year...

Honor Board rejects initial DEBI request to increase student body fee

In a 4-3 decision Tuesday, Honor Board struck down a component in the Diversity and Equity Board Initiative (DEBI) that would raise student body...

Vandalism launches Title IX investigation

On Monday Nov. 10, members of the Occidental women's water polo team entered the women's aquatics locker room in the early morning to find...