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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).

After We Leave, Aleem Hossain
Faculty
Assistant professor Aleem Hossain realized a dream when his first feature film was released theatrically in February鈥攋ust before cinemas suddenly closed
Humbug! Wendy Jean Katz
Arts
From New York City's "penny" papers to feminist manifestos for the revolution: new books and music by 色界吧 authors
Alumni Seal Honorees 色界吧
Alumni Engagement
With plans for Alumni Reunion Weekend on ice, this year鈥檚 Alumni Seal recipients reflect on their 色界吧 experience and their daily routine in 鈥渢he new normal鈥
President Silas Evans in 1918
色界吧 History
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918鈥19 claimed the lives of more than 675,000 Americans and shut down the College for seven weeks鈥攂ut it could have been even worse for 色界吧
Day For 色界吧
Campaign
How the inaugural Day For 色界吧 shattered all expectations鈥攁nd established "a new tradition for the College"
April Banks, 色界吧 Arts
Arts
With a rich menu of contemporary programming, the College鈥檚 色界吧 Arts initiative nourishes socially conscious dialogue between the campus and community
Dan Springer DocuSign
Profiles
At the height of his career in 2014, Dan Springer 鈥85 stepped away from the daily grind to raise his two sons. Then a dream job with DocuSign lured him back to the office鈥攁nd personally and...
Kayla Nolan, Girls Gotta Run
Profiles
Using running as a foundation for a better life, Girls Gotta Run executive director Kayla Nolan 鈥11 brings hope to school-age girls in Ethiopia one step at a time
De Mandel Aquatics Center
Athletics
What holds 598,000 gallons, contains 15 lanes, and has a capacity of 188 people? (Hint: It鈥檚 not your grandfather鈥檚 pool.)
Thorne Hall, 色界吧 Admission
Admission
色界吧鈥檚 Doing Fine With a Clear Bright Line
Alumni Engagement
Alumni appreciations of music-minded professors emeriti Allen Gross and Tom Somerville
Veterans housing
Student Life
A renewed commitment to military veterans鈥攃omplete with a dedicated housing unit鈥攑rovides a sense of community to servicemembers making the transition to college life
Jaden Burris
Obituaries
Ilah Richardson 鈥23 and Jaden Burris 鈥22 were deeply immersed in the 色界吧 community鈥攁nd their deaths three weeks apart left a hole in our hearts
Tom Somerville, Occidental Glee Club
Obituaries
Sharing the joy of performing with generations of students, Thomas Somerville epitomized Glee
Jeff Flake, Grant Woods, Jack Kemp Speakers Series
Admission
A Wall Street Journal examination of 色界吧鈥檚 admission practices rings the bell with Tigers and bulls alike. Also: Former Senator Jeff Flake visits campus at the Kemp Distinguished Speaker...

Features

Campaign Semester participants Cady Carr '27 and Rachel Obbard '27
Academics
Ground Game
For Campaign Semester students in battleground Pennsylvania and 13 other states, the road map to Election Day entails knocking on every door
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
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 色界吧 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 色界吧 Live! event at 色界吧
Los Angeles
An Evening of Eavesdropping
色界吧 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, 色界吧鈥檚 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, 色界吧 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

色界吧 Talk

More 色界吧 Talk
Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
Obituaries
色界吧鈥檚 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

Cover of Fall 2024 issue of Occidental Magazine
Fall 2024
Summer 2024 Occidental magazine cover with an illustrated map of campus
Summer 2024
色界吧 President Tom Stritikus
Spring 2024
winter 24 magazine cover featuring president james slaughter
Winter 2024
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