Campus News

Christopher Grant named new associate director of Campus Safety

Christopher Grant was selected for the position of associate director of Campus Safety, according to a school-wide email from Campus Safety sent March 20....

Off-campus housing policy poses challenges

Residential Education & Housing Services (REHS) sent an email Feb. 2 to the sophomore class sharing the Third-Year Live Off Application. The application, which...

SJP conducts 3 a.m. protest outside Board of Trustee member’s house

A group of over 50 students arrived outside the house of Lisa H. Link, the former chair of the Board of Trustees, at 3...

Mock Trial brings ‘luck’ and ‘grit’ to regionals, championships

Occidental’s Mock Trial team placed seventh out of 28 at the American Mock Trial Association’s (AMTA) Regional Tournament Feb. 28-March 1. They advanced to...

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...

Geo Jocks: Chilean Tsunami

Deep below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles off the coast of Chile, lies a monstrous, 6,000 km-long gouge in the sea...

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...

C.O.D.E. members deliver demands to Dean Avery with one-week deadline

The Coalition at Oxy for Diversity and Equity (C.O.D.E.) presented a list of eight demands of the administration and Campus Safety to Dean of...

Cop cars, helicopter subdue driver of stolen car on Yosemite Boulevard

Thirteen Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) squad cars and a helicopter converged on Yosemite Drive Wednesday night after spotting a stolen vehicle. According to the...

Search firm develops profile for new Chief Diversity Officer position

Witt/Kieffer, the search firm hired to compile a pool of applicants for a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) position, has finished research on campus and...