Tag: student life
COVID-19 destabilized Occidental. Five years later, have we moved on?
What do the words “global pandemic” mean? I define it this way: Zoom calls, neighborhood walks and anxiety. For some, the words sound like...
Artist of the Week: Student band Spirit Foul returns to music...
After members Lily Pesikoff (junior) and Soren Covell (junior) studied abroad last semester, the band Spirit Foul returned to the Occidental music scene Feb. 8 at Tic Tac Toe...
New clubs at iFair foster connection through common interests
Occidental’s Spring 2025 Involvement Fair (iFair) brought students to the Academic Quad Feb. 10. According to Ginny Salazar, Assistant Director of Student Leadership, Involvement and...
Oxy Live! with Ed Ruscha provides Occidental students with artistic insights
Oxy Live! A Conversation with Ed Ruscha hosted by Paul Holdengräber centered around themes underscoring the artist's work, which began with a career studying...
‘An act of self-love’: Real Talk Series focuses on Demystifying Grief
“Grief looks different for everyone — your relationship with grief does not have to look like someone else’s.” Along with coming in with an open...
New Faculty Connections Dining Program offers a ‘neutral space’ for building...
The Marketplace and Tiger Cooler teem with students, whether in line for pasta made to order or hovering over the conveyor belt of bagels...
‘The saddest I’ve ever seen campus’: students react to the presidential...
After months of buildup to the election, The Associated Press called the 2024 presidential election for former President Donald Trump at 2:34 a.m. Nov....
Emmons receives $300,000 grant to support mental health on campus
This past September, Assistant Dean of Students at Emmons Devon Sakamoto and Health Promotion Specialist Laura Fettig applied for and received a $300,000 grant...
Occidental College hits highest ranking in 15 years, admissions reflects on...
U.S. News and World Report, an education, business and analytics publishing company, released its 2025 list of “Best College Rankings” and "National Liberal Arts...
Nearly two months after a flood, the Occidental bell tower rings...
The Occidental bell tower recommenced ringing Oct. 3 for the 2024–2025 academic year. The bell tower was not working before, because the Johnson Student...