Ryan Strong
May 7, 2013
Occidental’s faculty body overwhelmingly passed two no confidence resolutions against Dean of Students Barbara Avery and General Counsel Carl Botterud on Monday in an executive session. The motion on the Dean of Students passed with 65 in favor, nine opposed and six abstaining while the Botterud motion... Read more »
Emma Lodes
April 30, 2013
Sexual assault policy consultants Gina Smith and Leslie Gomez returned to campus last week to speak with members of the Occidental community. Along with several private meetings with specific groups, Smith and Gomez’s visit included one open meeting for faculty and two for students. The consultants... Read more »
Shilpa Bhongir
April 30, 2013
History professor Lynn Dumenil and Art History and Visual Arts (AHVA) professor Louise Yuhas will retire this semester after 22 and 36 years at Occidental, respectively. Students, department chairs and fellow professors noted that Dumenil and Yuhas made significant marks in their departments, helping... Read more »
Haley Gray
April 30, 2013
With an increased number of seniors living on campus and a growing student body, several students left room draw this year without a room for next semester. “I had room draw number 478, and was told that worst case there were always singles in Stearns left over … When they got to my number,... Read more »
Noel Hemphill
April 30, 2013
Students are making plans to start a chapter of Active Minds, an organization dedicated to mental health awareness, at Occidental next year. Dana Rust (first-year) and psychology major Mikayla Branz (sophomore) reinvigorated the group in order to provide Occidental students access to resources, information... Read more »
Clark Scally
April 30, 2013
Georgia, United States. Wilcox County High School in rural Georgia just hosted its first integrated prom in school history. Until this year, separate white and black proms were held for the school of 380 students. A roughly even number of black and white students make up the demographics of the school.... Read more »
April 23, 2013
The Occidental Weekly asked each ASOC Presidential candidate the same question: “Why are you running for ASOC President?” Each candidate – junior John O’Neill and sophomore Nick McHugh – responded to the question with their own Letters to the Editor. From John O’Neill... Read more »
Tess Langan
April 23, 2013
Malaka Samara re-wrapped her hijab in the bathroom, preparing to speak to a group of Occidental students on behalf of One Voice, an international nongovernmental organization (NGO) that operates in both Israel and Palestine. On April 15, Samara and her Israeli comrade Elanit Green shared their experiences... Read more »
Donovan Dennis
April 23, 2013
Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) senate elections began late Monday night and will continue through Friday at noon. Many involved in the elections this year see improving voter turnout as a major priority for the election, and ASOC Election coordinator Ben Poor set a goal for 1,000 participating... Read more »
Sarah Corsa
April 23, 2013
Student, staff and faculty print a combined average of six million pages of paper per year, Vice President of Information Technology James Uhrich told students gathered at the April 16 General Assembly. Uhrich sees this number as unsustainable and hoped to use the General Assembly to continue the conversation... Read more »
