Tag: Emmons
Mental health advocates and student athletes fight for body positivity
Active Minds, a student mental health advocacy group on campus, teamed up with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) to host a workshop focused...
Director of counseling search continues
Two candidates for the director of counseling role at Emmons Wellness Center came to campus for interviews, one April 1 and the other April 2. According...
Oxy should take more measures against mental illness
Our generation is experiencing a record-breaking mental health epidemic. 48.2 percent of college students experience anxiety and 34.5 percent experience depression, according to the Association for...
Emmons hosts “Decolonize Your Body” event in an effort to support...
Emmons Wellness Center hosted a "Decolonize Your Body" dance class Feb. 28 in the Bengal Room, a workshop tailored to support women of color on...
Matt Calkins to leave Emmons in May
Matt Calkins, director of counseling and associate director of wellness, will be leaving Emmons Wellness Center May 31, according to an email sent to the student...
ASOC Senate hosts multi-school shared governance symposium
Members from the student governments of the University of Southern California (USC), Pitzer College and Occidental College met to discuss shared governance during an all-day...
New Gender and Sexuality Equity Committee takes lead on Emmons accountability
The Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) and the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate hosted a community accountability meeting Oct. 24 from 5:30...
Male students discuss mental health struggles
Content warning: alcohol and substance abuse, suicide The Occidental Active Minds chapter hosted an event discussing the stigma surrounding masculinity and mental health Oct. 16....