Sustainability activities at Occidental College.
Changing the Climate
Emboldened by a proactive student body, Oxy doubles down on its commitment to a more sustainable campus
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Occidental Magazine

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2024-25 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) and two digital-only issues (Summer 2024 and Winter 2025).

Occidental 2022 Dance Production cast and crew
Student Life
After two years of remote rhythms, Dance Production returns to the Thorne Hill stage, masks and all
Text exchange between two Occidental College students
Student Life
A racist text exchange between two students goes public, putting College policy under a microscope and stirring a conversation around campus culture
Mellon Grant to Fund "Humanities for Just Communities" Initiative
Academics
A new interdisciplinary program introduces students to the problem-solving power of the humanities
Caleb Reyes ’22 on Wheel of Fortune
Student Life
The Tigers' senior right-handed hurler nearly pitched a perfect game show
Professor of Psychology Emeritus Dave Cole M’48 in 1974
Obituaries
Professor of Psychology Emeritus Dave Cole M’48 brought personality to the classroom and beyond
Professor of Chemistry L. Reed Brantley with Oxy's Japanese American students in 1942.
Oxy History
A new gift to the College supports the curation of its Japanese American Relocation Collection
Professor of Psychology Nancy Dess
Faculty
From Summer 2009: Professor of Psychology Nancy Dess measures emotionality and taste through her research with rats. How did one fincky rodent send her studies in a new direction?
David Louie '73 behind the desk of the attorney general in Hawai'i.
Profiles
Looking back on his tenure as the nation’s first Chinese American state attorney general, David Louie ’73 offers an unvarnished account of the inner workings of government, politics, and the...
The Oxy Campaign For Good
Campaign
The Oxy Campaign For Good passes the $215 million benchmark with 18 months remaining
Oxy faculty on the cover of Occidental magazine, Winter 2022
Academics
Oxy faculty make an impact in their fields of study, public policy, and the world at large
Steven Barrie-Anthony '04
Profiles
Through an ambitious research and journalism initiative, Steven Barrie-Anthony ’04 curates a conversation about the impact of technology on human relationships
Collrane Frivold '15
Academics
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, public health remains at the center of the global discourse—but Oxy faculty and students have been engaged in the conversation far longer
Amy Munoz
Profiles
It's not easy to follow an Oxy culinary legend—but Amy Munoz made the job her own over the last four decades. Somewhere, Clancy Morrison is smiling
An Oxy baseball player takes batting practice on January 27, 2022.
Student Life
As variant surge subsides, Oxy springs forward with in-person activities
Stephanie Nelli and Celia Martínez-Sáez
Academics
A Q&A with assistant professors Stephanie Nelli (cognitive science) and Celia Martínez-Sáez (Spanish literature and culture)

Features

Actor Loren Lester ’83 in Times Square
Arts
Broadway Baby
In the third act of a career that spans stage, screen, and television, actor Loren Lester ’83 realizes a lifelong dream of performing on the Great White Way
The Occidental Gospel Choir in 1975.
Alumni Engagement
Precious Memories
Founded by students in 1971, the Occidental Gospel Choir made music for a quarter-century—and a reunion of former members celebrates its nearly forgotten legacy
Sam Rubin '82 and Stacie Roshon '08
Profiles
The Morning Showman
Sam Rubin ’82 became a fixture of the entertainment journalism landscape over his 33 years with KTLA—and his unexpected death in May resonated well beyond Hollywood's red carpets
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
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

Tylor Lee '26 interned with Healthcare in Action, which provides healthcare and social services to unhoused people.
Los Angeles
Summer in the City
A 10-week summer internship program pairs 28 Oxy students with 20 community partners to contribute to the work of advancing social justice in Los Angeles
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
Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
Obituaries
Oxy’s Samurai Grandmaster
Soke Takayuki Kubota (1934-2024) became a martial arts legend, developing his own karate style and amassing a worldwide following. And for more than 40 years, he taught his methods to the...
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

Last Page

Journalist Max Chun '19 in the offices of Lookout Santa Cruz.
Profiles
Local Heroes
When disaster struck his native Santa Cruz last year, reporter Max Chun ’19 and a small team of journalists sprang into action for their community—and pocketed a Pulitzer Prize for their work

Issue Archive

Summer 2024 Occidental magazine cover with an illustrated map of campus
Summer 2024
Occidental College President Tom Stritikus
Spring 2024
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winter 24 magazine cover featuring president james slaughter
Winter 2024
Fall 2023 magazine cover, portrait of a young man
Fall 2023
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