Features
After the reckoning: Occidental’s sexual assault reforms, a decade on
Caroline Heldman, chair and professor of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies at Occidental, has been a leader in the college's reckoning with its handling of sexual assault. A survivor advocate, Heldman said she cannot walk past...
Features
10 years of the computer science department: interdisciplinary studies, AI and ethics
The 2026 school year marks the 10-year anniversary of the computer science department at Occidental College. Established as a major in 2017, the interdisciplinary department is now adapting to the rise...
Features
O-team leaders ‘build that sense of family’ for a new class
Occidental College welcomed a new class of first year students Aug. 17. Behind the scenes of orientation, student leaders and the Student Leadership, Involvement,...
Features
A namesake illuminates California’s homelessness crisis
Meeting Jimbo Miller Two James Millers sat together on a curb outside of the Third Avenue Charitable Organization (TACO), a homeless services organization in downtown...
Campus News
Steve Gibbs, ORSL coordinator, dies at 62
Stephen Edmund Gibbs, programs and services coordinator for the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life (ORSL), died on campus Oct. 7. A memorial service will take place Nov. 6 in Herrick...
Campus News
Affordability Promise enacted to promote ‘social mobility’
According to a Sept. 28 announcement from the college's Office of Marketing & Communications, the Occidental Affordability Promise aims to make an Occidental education...
Campus News
Students rally against sexual violence on college campuses
OxyJustice, with support from the Gender, Women, & Sexualities Studies department and Stand With Survivors, held a rally on the quad Oct. 8. An...
Community News
North East Trees plants hope for the future
In 1989, retired high school teacher and Northeast LA (NELA) resident Scott Wilson, alongside a small group of volunteers, planted oak trees on Fiji Hill in Eagle Rock, establishing the community-based...
Community News
Jimmy Gomez seeks sixth term as CA-34 representative
Nov. 3, California’s 34th Congressional District (CA-34) will be asked to cast their vote for either Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-34) or...
Community News
Angela Gonzales-Torres runs for CA-34 seat
Nov. 3, voters in California's 34th Congressional District (CA-34) will be asked to choose between Democrat incumbent Rep. Jimmy Gomez and Democrat challenger Angela...
Culture
Sanchez publishes fourth volume of Journal of Mexican Philosophy
Professor Robert Sanchez, Department Chair of philosophy, helped publish the fourth volume of the Journal of Mexican Philosophy (JMxP) Fall 2026. According to Sanchez, the journal was...
Culture
Planned Parenthood club fosters essential conversations
Occidental's Planned Parenthood Club is affiliated with the national organization of Planned Parenthood Generation Action which works to support college campus clubs partnered with local Planned...
Opinions
Opinion: Be yourself for Halloween
The first time Halloween rolled around after I started college, I found myself without a costume. I was two months into my very first...
Opinions
Opinion: The ugly truth of Korean beauty standards
Looking back at my life growing up in Seoul, I noticed how quietly misogyny started seeping into everyday life in the form of beauty...
Opinions
Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’
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It’s the spookiest time of the year, and everyone is gearing up for the season’s festivities. Back home, I...
Opinions
Opinion: The Cornell Daily Sun demonstrates the power of student voices
This article includes discussion of sexual assault. Sept. 21 the Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell University’s independent daily student newspaper, published...
Sports
Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions
Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins over Caltech (3-0) Sept. 29 and Redlands...
Sports
Tennis bounces back in Regionals tournament
The Occidental men’s and women’s tennis teams competed in the ITA Division III Fall West Regionals at the Claremont Colleges Oct. 2 to Oct....
Sports
Swim and dive laps competition at Redlands season opener
The swim and dive team competed in their first meet of the season at Redlands Oct. 10. Several Occidental swimmers posted top 20 times...
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