Occidental Magazine

New books, articles, and films from Oxy alumni and faculty

Seniors Micol Garinkol and Jacques Lesure bring new energy to the table in conversations with senior administrators as they work to awaken interest in the potential of student government

Shanda Ness will join Occidental in March as the College’s new athletic director.

There were few bigger Oxy boosters than Glen Johnson ’61—and that’s not hyperbole

Kevin Bryan ’87’s trumpet case was “merely an extension of his arm,” says fellow musician and freshman roommate Jack Lees ’88

Remembering Alvin Hudson, emeritus professor of physics

A host of Oxy hoops greats return to campus to surprise men’s basketball coach Brian Newhall ’83 in commemoration of three decades on the hardwood

For 100 years, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has fostered the intellectual development of student-athletes. And from the Shoes to the Olympics, Tigers have created many magical moments

Literary honors for history professors Lisa Sousa and Sharla Fett, and a National Science Foundation grant for biology professor Dan Pondella '87 M'92

Oxy’s next generation of academics reflects on the College, their research, and the value of mentoring 

A 21-member task force examines the intricacies and urgencies of Oxy's financial aid program

What does the future of Occidental’s curriculum look like? Inclusive, interdisciplinary, urban, and global, according to a task force of Oxy faculty

First Team SCIAC honors for Roxanne Valle ’19 (women's cross country) and Brody Barkan ’19 (men’s cross country), and other fall sports standouts

Oxy’s stellar soccer squads claw their way into postseason play, topping off an upbeat autumn for the Tigers

Doug Ramsey ’56 was one of the most exceptional “good guys” in Vietnam