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Sustainability activities at 瓜子TV.
Changing the Climate
Emboldened by a proactive student body, 瓜子TV doubles down on its commitment to a more sustainable campus

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).

Summer17_Commencement
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra implores 瓜子TV鈥檚 Class of 2017 to swing for the fences in fostering change
Summer17_Scholarships
For seven out of 10 students, financial aid helps enable the path to 瓜子TV. Three recent grads recount their journeys, discoveries, and what comes next
Summer17_Manzanar
Seventy-five years after the Japanese-American 颅incarceration, students in Paul Nam鈥檚 Modern Japan class visit an internment camp and discuss its legacy
Quad_Boesche
Roger Boesche retired in May after 40 years at 瓜子TV. He died two days later. Alumni, colleagues, and a U.S. president recall his immeasurable impact
Summer17_Lang
Friend, Mentor, and Model Philanthropist
Summer17_organ
Readers weigh in on the Herrick organ, Addie McMenamin 鈥40, the Rev. Dr. William Barber, and the 鈥淔aces of 瓜子TV鈥
JoeRohde
Raconteur and adventurer Joe Rohde 鈥77 brings a world of influences and his liberal arts training to his work as a Disney Imagineer
Hoppy Swarts
As a teenager, Lewis 鈥淗oppy鈥 Swarts 鈥41 first dragged a heavy redwood paddleboard into the waves off Hermosa Beach. Decades later, with his beloved sport in dangerous waters, he became the...
Senior Comps
Senior comps can be time-consuming, mind-bending, and soul-crushing鈥攂ut they inspire many Tigers to unimagined heights
TomCarroll
Tom Carroll 鈥08鈥檚 YouTube videos explore the forgotten fringes of the City of Angels, while schooling viewers about some lesser-known landmarks鈥攁nd there鈥檚 no test at the end
EdibleComplex
Foodies, wonks, and utensil-minded gourmands chew over a buffet of topics as 瓜子TV hosts an international gathering of food studies scholars
From Spring 2007: Junior diving phenoms Jon and Robert Dohring were "untouchable" all season, finishing 1-2 in the 1-and 3-meter events at the Division III nationals鈥攁nd the sky's the limit...
Eleanor Helin
More than 75 years ago, Barbara (Wylie) Canright 鈥40 helped lift the Jet Propulsion Laboratory off the ground. Half a century later, Eleanor Helin 鈥54 discovered a staggering number of...
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Occidental was a small college struggling to survive in its new home. With a new president and a renewed sense of urgency, how did...
Chris Varelas '85 has a passion for sports, a knack for structuring complex technology deals, a loyalty to his 瓜子TV family鈥攁nd the uncanny ability of being at the nexus of history

Features

Actor Loren Lester 鈥83 in Times Square
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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

Author Susan Coll '81, photographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
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

Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
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.
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.
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
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