Every year room draw sparks a huge conversation on campus. Every year students find at least one thing to complain about during the process. And every year nothing changes. The task of room draw seems simple: get a number, get a roommate, get to Rangeview, get a room. But it is never that simple; in fact, room draw is a...

Occidental's Associate Director of Institutional Advancement Regan Remulla passed away on April 3 at the age of 37. Remulla suffered complications following a heart surgery at the UCLA Medical Center, according to Occidental Communications Director Jim Tranquada. Remulla worked closely with Director of Advancement Service and Campaign Reporting Kenneth Bonner, who repemebers their collaborations fondly. "With his infectious laugh and...

The upcoming Incarceration Awareness week gives students the chance to extend a dialogue on the United States prison system from the classroom to the quad. The event, organized by students passionate about issues of incarceration, provides the opportunity to learn about problems with the criminal justice system and how to get involved. Incarceration Awareness Week runs from April 8 to...

The ferris wheel on campus last spring will return to the quad once again for Founders Day on April 20 as the college wraps up its celebration of Occidental’s 125th year with another carnival and other, more academic activities. According to President Jonathan Veitch, the purpose of this year’s Founder’s Day is to recognize Occidental’s long history and show appreciation...

If any Occidental students logged onto their Facebook accounts over the last week, they may have noticed a trend of pink-and-red equal signs flooding their news feeds. According to Facebook, the original Human Rights Campaign image was shared over 70,000 times last week – the majority of which we can safely assume were shared by students and young adults. The...

The recent investigation of John Sweet was not the first time the former athletics trainer has been involved in allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a former student-athlete and Athletic Director Jaime Hoffman. Former Occidental athlete Emily Niklaus '11, along with at least one other student athlete, accused Sweet of making sexually inappropriate remarks in 2009.“When he asked me what...

Students and faculty are pushing for the creation of a public health department. A new internship-based practicum, new classes and a proposed public health minor are all examples of the expanding offerings in this field of study at Occidental. The process of developing the new department began in 2011 when Kaiser Permanente awarded the college a planning grant, according to...

Students, faculty and administrators discussed the possibility of hiring a sustainability officer for the college at Occidental’s second annual Sustainability Forum last Thursday. University of California at Los Angeles' (UCLA) Sustainability Officer, Nurit Katz, and Pomona College’s Sustainability Coordinator, Ginny Routhe, each gave short presentations on their school's sustainability programs. The floor then opened for a panel discussion with Occidental...

Students took ten hours out of their weekend to tackle issues of communication and sustainability at Occidental at the Innovate Oxy problem solving event last Saturday. The event was hosted by the student club Oxypreneurship, which works in conjunction with Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) professor Sanjeev Khagram to promote entrepreneurial education on campus. According to Oxypreneurship Treasurer Cynthia Brzezinski...

International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft made the fastest yet docking flight to the ISS to date, arriving just six hours after liftoff. Such flights usually take 45 hours longer, but new technology enabled the crew to make the run in less than 4 orbits around the planet Earth. At 12:43 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, Russian astronauts Pavel Vinogradov...