Zak Stoltz '10 with his dog, Boba, at his home in Mount Washington.
Theory of Everything
Everything Everywhere All at Once became the indie film sensation of 2022—and Zak Stoltz '10 assembled the small visual effects team to make bagel magic

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2022-23 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2022 and Spring 2023) and two digital-only issues (Summer 2022 and Winter 2023).

Los Angeles River
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Patt Morrison ’74 returns to a passion project with more tales from the Los Angeles River
Actor Nicholas Braun '10 as Cousin Greg on HBO's Succession.
New books by Oxy alumni—including James Andrew Miller '79's oral history of HBO
President Elam
Through the lens of the strategic planning process, President Elam finds that Oxy’s sense of community remains very much alive
Occidental Alumnus, May 1931
Defending the honor of a "Soldier of Science," and magazine memories from 1931
Navigating Well-Being, student mental health, Occidental College
Balancing the demands of life and college can feel like a high-wire act—and the pandemic has made that even more difficult. How is Oxy addressing students’ mental health needs?
Timothy Ma, Tencent
As technology giant Tencent expands its international footprint, Timothy Ma ’02 keeps an eye on global privacy and data protection
Lauren Chin '25
From movers and shakers to risk takers (and a cheese maker), meet some of the new faces of the Class of 2025
Eight members of the Oxy’s Class of 2005
In our Fall 2001 issue, Occidental magazine introduced eight first-year members of the Class of 2005 “to keep your eyes on over the next four years.” Where are they now?
President Elam, Class of 2025 Move-In Day
President Elam reflects on returning to campus and the benefits of an in-person education
Dylan Gelula and Cooper Raiff '19 in S#!%house
Gilman Fountain memories old and new, and a call for your input on Oxy’s strategic plan
Shea Grosz ’23 Occidental men’s water polo
A new college athletics commission report reaffirms Oxy’s commitment to success on and off the field
Rod Lafaurie, Occidental men's soccer
Oxy’s coaches are more than excited to return to in-person interactions with their players—to say nothing of getting back into competition
Obama memorabilia from Occidental College Special Collections
A future exhibit for the Obama Presidential Center Museum will highlight the president’s time at Oxy—and we’re looking for your memorabilia from that era
Charles Sykes, 2021 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer
From visiting speakers to postdoctoral fellows, Oxy brings a range of voices to the campus conversation
Dane Gillette ’72 and  Pat (Kruse) Gillette ’73
Capitalizing on a personalized appeal at a time when the pandemic made in-person visits impossible, Oxy’s Legacy Challenge documents more than $7 million in planned gift commitments to the...

Features

Zak Stoltz '10 with his dog, Boba, at his home in Mount Washington.
Theory of Everything
Everything Everywhere All at Once became the indie film sensation of 2022—and Zak Stoltz '10 assembled the small visual effects team to make bagel magic
L.A. City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez '96
A Mandate for Monica
As Monica Rodriguez ’96 begins a second term on the Los Angeles City Council, she’s using her voice to bring change to her lifelong home
Oxy Gaming eboard members.
The Play's the Thing
With a dedicated space in the Academic Commons, a visionary team of student gamers, and a timely boost from an industry giant, esports levels up at Oxy
Twenty-five of the 53 personnel in Oxy’s Music Department.
A Sound Foundation
One of the College’s oldest disciplines, music gets a makeover in response to the production boom of the 21st century—but if you want a classical education, you’ll find that as well

First Word

From the Quad

Los Amigos pitcher Freddy Hernandez
The Joys of Summer
For 26 seasons, Oxy’s Summer Staff Softball League has served up friendly competition (and the occasional cold beverage) for employees and alumni
Occidental's new Cannon Plaza, foreground.
Worth Noting
A reimagined gathering space for the Oxy community, high marks for Oxy in a handful of major college guides, and a lifetime achievement award for Professor Emerita Betchen Barber

Mixed Media

Board of Trustees Chair Lisa H. Link P'18
Generation Next
In her sixth year as an Oxy trustee, Lisa Hinchliffe Link P’18 steps up to become board chair—30 years after her father assumed the same role

Oxy Talk

Dennis Patrick '73. author of Santa Ynez: A Novel.
Mixed Media
Dennis Patrick '73 returns to the family cattle ranch in Santa Ynez with his first novel—one of six new additions to the Occidental bookshelf
Cary Grant in North by Northwest (1959), written by Ernest Lehman.
Mixed Media
Ernest Lehman's screenplays for films such as North by Northwest helped define a generation of moviemaking. Biographer Jon Krampner '74 explores the life of this lauded yet elusive character

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