The Occidental community is home to a new American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) chapter, a nationwide organization that works to protect individual's rights as set out by the laws and Constitution of the United States. Among the large range of topics it covers are First Amendment rights, racial justice and the criminal justice system. The Occidental community chapter focused its...

The annual Up ’til Dawn event held Friday night raised awareness and nearly $4,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude is a research hospital in Memphis, Tenn. working to find a cure for childhood cancer and support families through treatment. At Occidental, Up ’til Dawn, also a student club on campus hosts an event annually for students to...

Beijing. The third plenum of the 18th Central Committee of China's Communist Party took place this week, a four-day policy meeting attended by 370 of the party's most senior officials. The meeting was an important platform for President Xi Jinping, elected last year, to introduce the policies which will define his 10-year term as China's foremost leader. Though the substance...

In the midst of his extensive "Social Experiement Tour," Chance The Rapper took the time to headline Occidental's 2013 Fall Concert Saturday. From Chance's wild antics on stage to the mosh pits that formed in the crowd, this year's highly anticipated musical performance was jam-packed with energy. Chance's appearance was met with wild enthusiasm and rambunctious shenanigans from the crowd....

In an act of solidarity, student supporters of the Coalition at Oxy for Diversity and Equity (C. O. D. E.) gathered at the entrances of Lower Herrick last Thursday to encourage faculty as they exited their meeting with Dean Jorge Gonzalez. The sit-in was organized for students to express their support for a petition set forth by 56 faculty members...

Occidental fraternity Phi Kappa Psi (Phi Psi) hosted its 2nd Annual Movember this month. On campus, Movember is known as a month that men grow out their mustaches in solidarity for spreading men's health awareness. Movember is also an international non-profit organization that runs campaigns to raise awareness and fundraise for testicular and prostate cancer. For the men of Phi...

I, like many students who study abroad, have taken this time to not only study in a foreign country, but to explore the other foreign countries surrounding it. Studying in Europe offers a special advantage, as the many beautiful, proud countries that make up Western Europe are short flights away. Being situated in England – home of five airports just...

Former Occidental College President Ted Mitchell has been nominated for the position of Undersecretary of Education, awaiting Senate confirmation. After serving as president of the college for six years, Mitchell left in Fall 2005 semester to head NewSchools Venture Fund, a private non-profit that collects philanthropic funds to invest in innovation efforts to help children succeed in K-12 education. “Some...

The Career Development Center (CDC) hosted its second annual Law Week from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13 as part of an ongoing effort to ramp up pre-law advising at Occidental. Throughout the week, student were able to attend pre-law workshops, law career panels and a law school fair. Law Week serves as the CDC's most recent step in developing Occidental's...

“Ninety-five percent of male students are not perpetrating sexual assault crimes, while five percent are doing it a lot,” Survivor Advocate and Project S. A. F. E. Coordinator Naddia Palacios said. “The focus needs to be on how to empower the 95 percent and how we are going to change the culture.” After the events of last spring, the seizure...