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

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Cooper Raiff '19 and Dakota Johnson in Cha Cha Real Smooth
New books by 色界吧 alumni, and Cooper Raiff 鈥19鈥檚 sophomore film cha-chas its way to Sundance glory
Occidental 2022 Dance Production cast and crew
After two years of remote rhythms, Dance Production returns to the Thorne Hill stage, masks and all
Text exchange between two 色界吧 students
A racist text exchange between two students goes public, putting College policy under a microscope and stirring a conversation around campus culture
Mellon Grant to Fund "Humanities for Just Communities" Initiative
A new interdisciplinary program introduces students to the problem-solving power of the humanities
Caleb Reyes 鈥22 on Wheel of Fortune
The Tigers' senior right-handed hurler nearly pitched a perfect game show
Professor of Psychology Emeritus Dave Cole M鈥48 in 1974
Professor of Psychology Emeritus Dave Cole M鈥48 brought personality to the classroom and beyond
Professor of Chemistry L. Reed Brantley with 色界吧's Japanese American students in 1942.
A new gift to the College supports the curation of its Japanese American Relocation Collection
Professor of Psychology Nancy Dess
From Summer 2009: Professor of Psychology Nancy Dess measures emotionality and taste through her research with rats. How did one fincky rodent send her studies in a new direction?
David Louie '73 behind the desk of the attorney general in Hawai'i.
Looking back on his tenure as the nation鈥檚 first Chinese American state attorney general, David Louie 鈥73 offers an unvarnished account of the inner workings of government, politics, and the...
The 色界吧 Campaign For Good
The 色界吧 Campaign For Good passes the $215 million benchmark with 18 months remaining
色界吧 faculty on the cover of Occidental magazine, Winter 2022
色界吧 faculty make an impact in their fields of study, public policy, and the world at large
Steven Barrie-Anthony '04
Through an ambitious research and journalism initiative, Steven Barrie-Anthony 鈥04 curates a conversation about the impact of technology on human relationships
Collrane Frivold '15
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, public health remains at the center of the global discourse鈥攂ut 色界吧 faculty and students have been engaged in the conversation far longer
Amy Munoz
It's not easy to follow an 色界吧 culinary legend鈥攂ut Amy Munoz made the job her own over the last four decades. Somewhere, Clancy Morrison is smiling
An 色界吧 baseball player takes batting practice on January 27, 2022.
As variant surge subsides, 色界吧 springs forward with in-person activities

Features

Campaign Semester participants Cady Carr '27 and Rachel Obbard '27
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
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
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 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
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.
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
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

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

色界吧 Talk

Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
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.
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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