Occidental's party scene took center stage at an Associated Students of of Occidental (ASOC) General Assembly in Choi Auditorium Thursday. Topics ranged from the role of Campus Safety in addressing noise complaints, to the lack of programming offered on campus during the weekends, to the musical choices at campus events. Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Life Tamara...

The Dean's Advisory Committee met last week to discuss how the school should respond to anonymous social media comments by students, especially those regarding mental health. New Senior Director of Student Wellness Services Sara Semal, Dean of Students Jorge Gonzalez and Dean of Students Barbara Avery asked the students on the committee if it would be helpful to comment on...

Students filled the Salisbury-Young room Friday to hear about the atrocities committed by government-supported paramilitary groups, who have kidnapped thousands of Colombians since the 1960s. Colombian human rights activist Javier Enrique Barrera Santa spearheaded the discussion with contributions from Amnesty International (AI) Urgent Action Coordinator Mary Beth Goring. "It's very important for me to be able to speak to students...

Oxypreneurship is in the process of creating their own alumni network to foster entrepreneurship among students, faculty, administrators and alumni, according to Oxypreneurship adviser Sanjeev Khagram.“From a very early on stage in Oxypreneurship we realized that alumni are actually a really big part and can be a really powerful player in creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem at Occidental,” Oxypreneurship co-founder Alex...

John O'Neill '14 is looking to join the likes of Jack Kemp '57 and Alphonzo Bell '85 as another Occidental graduate serving in public office. O'Neill is running as a non-partisan candidate for the Los Angeles City Council in District 14, which consists of all or parts of the Downtown, Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Lincoln...

Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian king’s advisory council advised Friday that the government relax its ban on female drivers. The council suggested that women be allowed to drive if they over the age of 30, do not wear makeup and do not drive past 8 p.m. Eligible women would still need a male relative’s permission to drive a car, according...

The release of the long awaited Pepper Hamilton report—a 130-page diagnosis of sexual assault policy—practices and debate at Occidental, has generated backlash from faculty, who claim the report is biased and fails to provide adequate policy recommendations. Attorneys Gina Smith and Lisa Gomez were tasked in March 2013 to provide an assessment of Occidental's sexual assault policies, procedures and responses....

Air Force veteran Aaron Hammonds (sophomore) will lead a presentation on the history of military veterans at Occidental on Veteran's Day. His presentation, "60 years of Service: A conversation with Oxy's Veterans Past and Present," will take place at 11:30 a.m. in Choi Auditorium. The presentation will be broken up into three sections. First Hammonds will present on Occidental's history...

Students and faculty brought their grievances to the table at Tuesday's town hall meeting to discuss the long-awaited Pepper Hamilton report. President Jonathan Veitch and Title IX Coordinator Ruth Jones led the meeting while Loyal Marymount Law School professor Laurie Levenson moderated. "The goal today is to really talk about the implications of the report," Veitch said. "It is a...

The ongoing campus dialogue on diversity and equity came to a head last week after two members of the Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi) fraternity posted an event on Facebook making light of recent global tragedies. The event, titled “End of the World Party: ISIS, Ebola, & Malaysian Airlines,” was quickly removed from the social media site, but not before...