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Changing the Climate

September 4, 2024

Emboldened by a proactive student body, ɫ�� doubles down on its commitment to a more sustainable campus

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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).

Alumni Engagement

President Veitch discusses the erasure of boundaries between the ivory tower and the real world

Alumni Engagement

Alumni memories of emeriti professors Frank Lambert and Bob Winter

Faculty

Professor emeritus Bob Winter (1924-2019) left no tile unturned in his appreciation of the architecture of Los Angeles

Athletics

The newly renovated Payton Jordan Athletic Offices honor the legendary ‘Coach of Champions’ and uncover the handiwork of Myron Hunt

Athletics

With standout performances on the track, mound, field, and course, ɫ��’s student-athletes rose to the occasion across every spring sport

Equity & Justice

Conversation replaces confrontation as the College re-examines its commitment to racial equality and a host of other hot-button issues

Arts

New books, articles, and TV series with an ɫ�� connection

Profiles

Eighty years after graduating, Frank Hardison ’39 has all but checked off his bucket list—but at 102, he still has a wanderlust for new adventures

Alumni Engagement

Barbara Nogy Gibby ’68 and Mike Gibby ’68 commemorate their 50th reunion—and nearly half a century of marriage—by endowing a professorship in the sciences

Profiles

Mother of two and yoga enthusiast Yasmin Vossoughian ’00 brings her passion for storytelling to the MSNBC anchor desk

Student Life

Eighteen Campaign Semester students spent 10 weeks in the trenches of some of the most competitive races in the land. What did they learn about politics, democracy, and themselves?

Academics

For more than three decades, ɫ�� students have experienced the United Nations from inside the Secretariat Building. Now their work extends into the fields of Costa Rica

Profiles

Through her commitment to the College as a trustee, volunteer, and benefactor, Anne Cannon ’74 champions the value of a liberal arts education

Profiles

Liesl Wilhardt ’91 has rescued thousands of dogs from abuse and neglect—and an environmentally friendly expansion promises to help even more

Profiles

How far will Joellen Anderson ’11 go to find forever homes for 10 stray dogs? 8,000 miles by air—and another 1,600 miles by land. Here’s the incredible tale of the Canine Caravan