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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).

Sustainability

When John Howell '71 needs to get away from it all, he disappears into the San Gabriel Mountains. Now his job is to preserve that environment for plants and wildlife as well

Profiles

Gene Grigsby '66 left a successful career in urban planning to take a flyer on fixing an ailing National Health Foundation. With an innovative program that addresses healthcare costs for...

Taking a page from his mentor, Professor Bob Winter, teacher Doug StanWiens '89 immerses his Boise High School students in the city's architectural history

Remembering two good friends of ɫ��: John Gabbert '31 and Allen "Red" Gresham '53

An oral (and slightly revisionist) history of one of ɫ��'s most beloved programs

Arts

New offerings from ɫ�� authors—including a Royal Adventure for Sophia Grace & Rosie

Words worth repeating from the ɫ�� community

Facts and figures pertaining to all things ɫ��

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti returns to his old teaching grounds; associate professor Broderick Fox examines Zen & the Art of Dying; future Batman Ben Affleck '95 swoops into the ɫ��...

John McMenamin '40 introduced his biology students to the wonders of California's outdoors. Bill Neblett challenged his philosophy classes with questions of justice, fairness, and...

A Los Angeles Times story, and the ensuing media melee, underscore the complexities of Clery Act reporting

Problem-solver, resource, advocate, and expert listener, Ruth Jones coordinates ɫ��'s Title IX compliance efforts

A voice from the chorus remembers Omar Paxson '48, and a disenchanted Tiger laments the state of the endowment

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Profiles

Working with a veteran music mogul, a journalist-turned-filmmaker, and some of the greatest unsung voices of the last half-century, 20 Feet From Stardom producer Caitrin Rogers '04 charts a...