Ten Occidental Students and one advisor for Oxypreneurship will be attending the fourth Global Entrepreneurship Summit and the Global Youth StartUp Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Oct. 3 to 13. Thousands of people will be convening at the Summit such as government leaders, entrepreneurial pioneers, business leaders, noteworthy scholars and aspiring youth, in order make connections and inspire international...

Two students will have the opportunity to intern and study at the nation's capital during the Spring 2014 pilot of the Washington D. C. internship semester. Occidental is reviving and revamping the program that existed more than 10 years ago, this time partnering with Washington Internship Institute (WII) to offer internships tailored to students' specific interests and goals. According to...

Kenya. Ten to 15 al-Shabab extremists, including several Americans, stormed an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday and began firing at civilians, targeting non-Muslims, including women and children. According to the Somalia-based, al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab’s Twitter account, the attack was in retaliation to Kenya’s invasion of Somalia. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta declared the government’s continuing determination in fighting the al-Shabab...

Emmons Student Wellness Center launched the new 24/7 Confidential Hotline on Aug. 23 and is intended to expand Emmons' services to all Occidental students in need of any psychological support, whether they face finals period stress or more serious conditions. Through the hotline, students have direct access to clinicians at any hour who can counsel them, refer students to therapists...

Although there were projects completed in the residence halls this summer, some problems were left unaddressed. The elevators in Berkus Hall experience mechanical issues that ended up generating smoke and causing the fire alarm to go off multiple times, and there are still elevators across campus that are in need of inspection as of seven months ago. "We have no...

The topic of Occidental’s interim sexual assault policy dominated Thursday’s faculty meeting. Following faculty questions concerning the current policy and plans for a permanent policy, the Faculty Council invited President Jonathan Veitch to come speak at the meeting. The faculty asked Veitch specifically about the policy issues of verbal consent and zero tolerance, according to Faculty Council President and Mathematics...

TV's biggest night, The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, took place this past Sunday evening in Los Angeles. Just miles away from our college campus at the Nokia Theatre, the famous and sometimes talented strutted their stuff on the crimson carpet and hoped to take home a gold statuette. For many people, however, tuning in to the CBS broadcast is no...

At the beginning of this semester, it struck me how quiet everything had become over summer. There were no protests on the steps, Facebook posts demanding action or highly publicized meetings. Instead, a settlement has been reached between Occidental College and the students involved in the Gloria Allred case. And so, now, so much has changed. In this settlement, Occidental...

In recognition of a generous gift from the Berkus family, President Veitch announced in a school-wide email the renaming of Rangeview Hall, celebrating it as “the most desirable and sought-after residence hall among Oxy students.” Indeed, many students envy the small portion of their peers who are able to enjoy Rangeview’s air-conditioning and personal bathrooms (and tubs). What truly makes...

Over the summer, Occidental's administration chose not to reinstate the school's teaching credential program after its cancellation following a 2011 probationary accreditation ruling, according to college officials. In the fall of 2011, The Occidental Weekly reported that Occidental’s teaching credential program was put on probation. Although the probationary status of the program mandated that changes needed to be made to...