Tag: administration
Oxy SJP protest and confrontation with security at Stritikus’s inauguration expose...
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...
Vivian Garay Santiago named Dean of Students
A campus-wide email sent Feb. 19 announced that Interim Dean of Students Vivian Garay Santiago accepted President Stritikus’ offer to become dean of students....
AC to be installed in remaining dorms without it over the...
During Summer 2025, the remaining dorms at Occidental College without air conditioning — Chilcott Hall, Haines Hall, Stearns Hall and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon...
Administration commits to ongoing dialogue with Oxy SJP following overnight occupation
Nearly one month after Occidental's chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) occupied the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center (AGC), the college's...
Oxy SJP occupies AGC after two-day demonstration, next steps are unclear
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the Occidental College community has been embroiled in controversy about how to react on campus, starting...
Letter to the Editor: My alma mater should take healing into...
Not a great start to the Year of the Tiger. At Occidental College, a screenshot of a text conversation between two students surfaced on social...
College lack of transparency muddies pool saga
The reason I chose to join the swim team at Occidental was linked to promises of a new pool. As a walk-on, I did not have...
Community members discuss future of black studies program, American studies department...
Professor Courtney Baker, an associate professor of American studies and the co-founder and chair of black studies, wrote an open letter April 1 announcing her resignation. Baker...
Students and faculty march for non-tenure track faculty unionization
Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty delivered a letter April 2 addressed to President Jonathan Veitch, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean of the College Wendy Sternberg and...