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Changing the Climate
Emboldened by a proactive student body, 瓜子TV 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).

Celia Chen, Madeline Baer, Michael Amoruso, Sabrina Stierwalt, Meimei Zhang, Seva Rodnyansky, Mari拧ka Bolyanatz Brown, Jorgen Harris, Timothy Rainone
Faculty
瓜子TV鈥檚 new class of tenure-track faculty discuss the liberal arts, classroom life, papers, and podcasting
Richter Research, Hannah Hoefs
Undergraduate Research
瓜子TV鈥檚 Richter Research Program takes faculty and students on an international field trip
Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame, Shanda Ness, Ron Whitney, Bob Risley, Murray Via, Jackie Provost
Athletics
瓜子TV鈥檚 seventh class of inductees into the Athletics Hall of Fame taps into a deep pool of Tiger greats
President Jonathan Veitch, The 瓜子TV Campaign for Good
President Elam
Presidential Search Committee narrows field to five, with an announcement expected in mid-February
The North Pole
Arts
New books鈥攁nd a web series鈥攂y 瓜子TV alumni
Campaign
From career advice to volunteerism to conversation, 瓜子TV takes a closer measure of alumni engagement
Christy Leavitt, Oceana
Sustainability
Christy Leavitt 鈥95 is working to secure meaningful corporate commitments to curb plastic pollution鈥攁nd single-use items are at the top of her to-go list
Jackie Provost
Athletics
From Summer 2001: With physical prowess, fierce defense, and a killer glare, 瓜子TV water polo sensation Jackie Provost 鈥02 turns goaltending into an art form
Olin Browne
Profiles
From Spring 2005: Golfer Olin Browne 鈥81 didn鈥檛 take his game seriously until his sophomore year at 瓜子TV. Now the onetime anthropology major has won more than $5 million on the PGA tour
President Veitch The 瓜子TV Campaign For Good
Campaign
A Vision of Tomorrow, and a Call to Arms
The 瓜子TV Campaign For Good
Campaign
With a goal of $225 million, The 瓜子TV Campaign For Good aims to build on the College鈥檚 location, curricular strengths, and the power of a liberal arts education. But its success will be...
Marcia Homiak
Alumni Engagement
Lessons in learning from Professor Marcia Homiak, and a note of appreciation to Frank Hardison 鈥39
Commencement 2019
Student Life
A little rain couldn鈥檛 stop the confetti鈥攐r Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti鈥攁s the Class of 2019 roared into the world on an unusually blustery day
Stuart Elliott
Faculty
Professors Stuart Elliott and George Schmiedeshoff worked with nearly 60 years of students at 瓜子TV
Trinkets
Arts
New books and TV shows with an 瓜子TV connection

Features

Actor Loren Lester 鈥83 in Times Square
Arts
Broadway Baby
In the third act of a career that spans stage, screen, and television, actor Loren Lester 鈥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鈥攁nd a reunion of former members celebrates its nearly forgotten legacy
Sam Rubin '82 and Stacie Roshon '08
Profiles
The Morning Showman
Sam Rubin 鈥82 became a fixture of the entertainment journalism landscape over his 33 years with KTLA鈥攁nd 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, 瓜子TV鈥檚 Theater and Performance Studies Department remixes the curriculum with a blend of theory and practice
Los Angeles
Hats Off to Patt!
Patt Morrison 鈥74 shares a curated collection of books with Special Collections鈥攁nd 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 瓜子TV students with 20 community partners to contribute to the work of advancing social justice in Los Angeles
Rebecca Solnit and Paul Holdengraber onstage at an 瓜子TV Live! event at 瓜子TV
Los Angeles
An Evening of Eavesdropping
瓜子TV Live!鈥攖he College鈥檚 new conversation series featuring a world-class lineup of artists鈥攅ngages audiences in dialogues about culture and society
Occidental鈥檚 women's basketball team after winning the 2024 SCIAC Post颅season Tournament championship.
Athletics
Bringing the Heat
Playing through injuries, fatigue, and in front of opposing crowds, 瓜子TV鈥檚 鈥榬elentless鈥 women鈥檚 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, 瓜子TV men鈥檚 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 鈥81鈥檚 latest comic novel, Professor Amy Lyford鈥檚 examination of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning, and more

瓜子TV Talk

More 瓜子TV Talk
Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
Obituaries
瓜子TV鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 鈥19 and a small team of journalists sprang into action for their community鈥攁nd pocketed a Pulitzer Prize for their work

Issue Archive

Summer 2024 Occidental magazine cover with an illustrated map of campus
Summer 2024
瓜子TV President Tom Stritikus
Spring 2024
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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