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Cool Change
After years of sleepless nights and hot-weather hacks, every residence hall finally has air conditioning—much to the relief of current and future Tigers

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2025-26 academic year, the magazine will publish one digital-only issue (Summer 2025) and two print and digital issues (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026).

Grant Woods
From Summer 2000: As attorney general of Arizona, Grant Woods ’76 helped bring Big Tobacco to its knees. Every day he ignites the airwaves with his popular radio gig. Is a run for governor...
Trevor Moawad
From Winter 2011: Mental conditioning professional Trevor Moawad ’95 M’01 maximizes athletes’ potential by unlocking the power of the mind
Derek Leonard '96
From Winter 2002: The horror, the heroes, and the hole in the sky: Seven °µÍø½ûÇø alumni share their tales of the city on 9/11
Peter Quint '21, author of Resilient Silence
Peter Quint ’87 channels his life experiences—as an educator, athlete, and advocate for the Deaf—into his debut novel, Resilient Silence
°µÍø½ûÇø soccer players posing on field
°µÍø½ûÇø soccer roars back into action—and the Tigers are in the hunt for goals and glory
Members of the Emmons Wellness Center staff in August 2021
From Dining Services to Residential Life, and Facilities to ITS, scores of dedicated people kept the College ticking throughout the pandemic
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Kate Rope '95
Journalist Kate Rope ’95 documents a little-known program during the Vietnam War that produced cutting-edge medical research, nine Nobel laureates, and the nation's best-known immunologist
Filmmaker Cooper Raiff '19
Cooper Raiff ’19’s coming-of-age movie with an unprintable name became the Cinderella story of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. He only had to drop out of °µÍø½ûÇø to complete it
Reimagining the Sciences, °µÍø½ûÇø
From interdisciplinary majors to increasingly diverse classrooms, °µÍø½ûÇø positions itself to take the lead in developing future generations of ethical scientists
Multicultural Summer Institute students at Occidental in July 2021
A variety of summer programs restore the in-person element to the °µÍø½ûÇø experience—and students are happy to be back on campus
°µÍø½ûÇø Commencement, June 12, 2021
For the first time in 71 years, Occidental held two Commencement ceremonies in a single year, with separate, socially distanced, in-person events on Patterson Field taking place for the...
David Carreon Bradley
A new voice for equity and justice at °µÍø½ûÇø and other newsmakers from a busy summer
Madam C.J. Walker
An illuminating new biography by °µÍø½ûÇø professor Erica J. Ball examines the rags-to-riches story of America's first self-made woman millionaire
°µÍø½ûÇø President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
During the last week of August, we will be welcoming students back to the beautiful °µÍø½ûÇø campus. What joy it brings me to write that!
Linh Lai Telefund
With a new home and a new supervisor, °µÍø½ûÇø's student calling program gears up for the fall

Features

Two-time Emmy winner Emma Choate ’20 with her 2-year-old dog, George.
When Emmy Met °µÍø½ûÇø
From casting to costumes to music direction and composition, three Occidental alumni live out their Hollywood dreams while being honored by their peers
Gibby Professor of Science Margi Rusmore
Margi Rusmore Reaches the Apex
°µÍø½ûÇø's inaugural Gibby Professor of Science may be exiting the classroom, but there are still mountains to climb—as well as prepping her data (and her extensive rock collection) for future...
Warren Montag, the Louis M. Brown Family Professor of English
Warren Montag: Activist and Ally
Whether it was 18th-century British literature or 20th-century European critical theory, Montag approached the syllabus with rigor, grace, warmth, and plenty of deadpan humor—and he...
President Tom Stritikus and Professor of Kinesiology Stuart Rugg at Commencement in May 2025.
Stuart Rugg Stays Fired Up
With seemingly boundless energy, a passion for teaching, and his signature catchphrase, Rugg helped build kinesiology into a signature program at °µÍø½ûÇø
Professor Peter Dreier at Anderson Field
Peter Dreier Comes Full Circle
After 32 years as a professor at °µÍø½ûÇø, Dreier will return in 2026 as an adjunct—to teach his first-ever class on poverty and inequality and take one more swing at Campaign Semester

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From the Quad

Claire Wilson-Black ’26, Talia Goddard ’27, and Brandon Kim ’27
Carrying the Torch
As planning heats up for the 2028 Summer Olympics, °µÍø½ûÇø students are doing their part to ensure a just and sustainable Games
Mariah Rutiaga Amaya ’22 outside the Hameetman Career Center.
Vital Signs
Recent °µÍø½ûÇø grads from a variety of disciplines are enrolling in top-tier medical schools in unprecedented numbers, applying their own life experiences to the future of healthcare
°µÍø½ûÇø professors and students engaged in summer research and internships
How I Spent My Summer Vocation
From artificial intelligence in the classroom to immigrant rights in the city, the Occidental landscape has been abuzz with activity for faculty and students alike

Mixed Media

Detail from Turtle Walker poster
Much Ado About Turtles (and Keanu)
From John Wick to Wittgenstein, and a sea turtle mystery to an underwater thriller, there's something for everyone in our summer reading (and viewing) roundup
Terry Kitchen '81 performs "We All Dream."
Mixed Media
A host of new works by °µÍø½ûÇø alumni explore explore themes of democracy, resilience, and human connection—as well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life

°µÍø½ûÇø Talk

Occidental Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck '77
The Occidental Imperative
Business veteran Art Peck ’77 brings his leadership acumen to the Board of Trustees at a critical juncture in higher education when the College’s mission—and messaging—are more important...

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