Occidental College's 17th president, Tom Stritikus, in April 2024.
Introducing Tom Stritikus
Occidental’s president-elect is a first-generation college graduate and a firm believer in the transformative power of a liberal arts education
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Occidental Magazine

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2023-24 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024) and two digital-only issues (Summer 2023 and Winter 2024). 

President Elam, Class of 2025 Move-In Day
President Elam
President Elam reflects on returning to campus and the benefits of an in-person education
Dylan Gelula and Cooper Raiff '19 in S#!%house
Alumni Engagement
Gilman Fountain memories old and new, and a call for your input on Oxy’s strategic plan
Shea Grosz ’23 Occidental men’s water polo
Athletics
A new college athletics commission report reaffirms Oxy’s commitment to success on and off the field
Rod Lafaurie, Occidental men's soccer
Athletics
Oxy’s coaches are more than excited to return to in-person interactions with their players—to say nothing of getting back into competition
Obama memorabilia from Occidental College Special Collections
Oxy History
A future exhibit for the Obama Presidential Center Museum will highlight the president’s time at Oxy—and we’re looking for your memorabilia from that era
Charles Sykes, 2021 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer
Student Life
From visiting speakers to postdoctoral fellows, Oxy brings a range of voices to the campus conversation
Dane Gillette ’72 and Pat (Kruse) Gillette ’73
Campaign
Capitalizing on a personalized appeal at a time when the pandemic made in-person visits impossible, Oxy’s Legacy Challenge documents more than $7 million in planned gift commitments to the...
Anne Cannon '74
Campaign
Sparked by a host of grants, gifts, and innovative initiatives, The Oxy Campaign For Good forges ahead
Associate Professor of History Jane Hong
Alumni Engagement
New books, music, and award-winning TV by Oxy alumni and faculty
Tico Tech founder Rafael Calvo ’81, Herrick Chapel
Profiles
Raul Calvo '81 adds a touch of glass to Herrick Memorial Chapel and Interfaith Center, extending the life of its signature windows
Anne Wolf, former Oxy’s Bookstore manager
Obituaries
With goodwill and a dash of whimsy (Obama-branded diaper covers!), Anne Wolf made the Oxy Bookstore a destination for more than textbooks
Trevor Moawad, Oxy soccer, 1994
Obituaries
Remembering Bishop Beverly (Taylor) Shamana '61, Grant Woods '76, and Trevor Moawad '95 M'01
Michael Fields '70
Campaign
"Not a day has passed that I have not been rewarded in some way by my Occidental education."
Eight members of the Oxy’s Class of 2005
Student Life
How did they get here? The Class of 2005—the most selective in Oxy history—hit campus on the heels of a "hot" Newsweek story in August 2001
Grant Woods
Profiles
From Summer 2000: As attorney general of Arizona, Grant Woods ’76 helped bring Big Tobacco to its knees. Every day he ignites the airwaves with his popular radio gig. Is a run for governor...

Features

Theater and Performance Studies faculty and staff in April 2024.
Academics
Resetting the Stage
As its second century dawns, Oxy’s Theater and Performance Studies Department remixes the curriculum with a blend of theory and practice
Occidental College's 17th president, Tom Stritikus, in April 2024.
Profiles
Introducing Tom Stritikus
Occidental’s president-elect is a first-generation college graduate and a firm believer in the transformative power of a liberal arts education
Vidiots reopened for business in June 2023 at the former home of the Eagle Theatre,
Los Angeles
Neighborhood Watch
Eagle Rock and Highland Park have become magnets for new businesses, including the resurrected Eagle Theatre (now home to Vidiots). What’s changed—and what’s still in fashion?
Los Angeles
Hats Off to Patt!
Patt Morrison ’74 shares a curated collection of books with Special Collections—and 50 years of words and wisdom in conversation with Larry Mantle

First Word

From the Quad

Occidental’s women's basketball team after winning the 2024 SCIAC Post­season Tournament championship.
Athletics
Bringing the Heat
Playing through injuries, fatigue, and in front of opposing crowds, Oxy’s ‘relentless’ women’s hoops team wins its way into the NCAA tourney
Coach Rod Lafaurie and members of the 2023 men's soccer team
Athletics
Kicking and Dreaming
From its first SCIAC championship to a berth in the Sweet 16, Oxy men’s soccer soared to new heights this season. But Coach Rod Lafaurie and his players are hungry for more

Mixed Media

More Mixed Media
Author Susan Coll '81, photographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
Arts
Mixed Media
Susan Coll ’81’s latest comic novel, Professor Amy Lyford’s examination of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning, and more

Oxy Talk

More Oxy Talk
Spectators view the OCLAA oral history gallery in the Academic Commons in February 2024.
Academics
Voices of OCLAA
Realizing a long-standing goal of Occidental’s Latino Alumni Association, two dozen alumni share their stories with students for an oral history project
Professor of History Emeritus Wellington Chan
Academics
One for the History Books
An estate commitment from Gary Kaplan ’71 honors Professor Emeritus Wellington Chan—whom he helped bring to Occidental more than 50 years ago

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Winter 2024
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Summer 2023
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