Theory of Everything

February 28, 2023

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

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).

Features

Zak Stoltz '10 with his dog, Boba, at his home in Mount Washington.

Profiles

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

Actress, author, and voiceover artist Reba Buhr '10

Student Life

When Panic Attacks

Reba Buhr ’10’s Oxy experience was interrupted by the collapse of her mental health. Here’s how she worked through it

L.A. City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez '96

Profiles

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

Ella Rubin ’24, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Ava Wampold '24.

Student Life

Field Reports From Campaign Semester

With all eyes on the 2022 midterm election, eight Oxy students canvassed, coordinated, and cold-called their way through the political process in six battleground states

Student Life

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.

Academics

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

Alumni Engagement

Help Shape the Oxy Experience!

Hey, Tiger! Can you answer a few questions?

Oxy History

Diplomatic Community

Occidental's ties to foreign relations run deep—not just in the U.S. government, but in Japan and South Africa as well

Alumni Engagement

Supporting Oxy’s Priorities

The work of the Alumni Board of Governors builds connections to the College

First Word

President Elam

Energy, Anticipation, and Promise

After a fall full of activity—including postseason tournaments, pancakes on the Quad, and in-person alumni gatherings—Oxy springs forward into 2023

From the Quad

Coach Dale Widolff and moderator Jeff Goldstein '86.

Athletics

Commemorating Occidental's Gridiron Legacy

With six decades of Tigers in attendance, Coach Dale Widolff returns to campus for a celebration of Oxy's storied football program

Architect's rendering of the Norris Hall of Chemistry interior

Campaign

Notes on The Oxy Campaign For Good

As the campaign winds toward its successful conclusion in June, plans for a long-awaited renovation of Norris Hall of Chemistry come into focus. Also: Previewing Day For Oxy

Occidental's eight new tenure-track faculty joined the College in fall 2022.

Academics

Getting to Know Occidental's New Tenure-Track Faculty

From art and art history and Black studies to music, politics, and psychology, Oxy welcomes eight new voices to the classroom

Alumni Engagement

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 ARCCS (A Rainwater Collection and Cleaning System).

Sustainability

Changes to the Landscape

In response to California’s prolonged drought, the College reduces its water usage on campus

Occidental's new Cannon Plaza, foreground.

Academics

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

Attendees at a Hometown Tiger Mixer in Washington, D.C.

Alumni Engagement

Mixing It Up, From Coast to Coast

A growing calendar of regional events brings generations of Tigers together

Board of Trustees Chair Lisa H. Link P'18

Profiles

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

More Oxy Talk

Dennis Patrick '73. author of Santa Ynez: A Novel.

Arts

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.

Alumni Engagement

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