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September 4, 2024

Emboldened by a proactive student body, �鶹Ƶ��doubles down on its commitment to a more sustainable campus

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Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2024-25 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) and two digital-only issues (Summer 2024 and Winter 2025).

As �鶹Ƶ��honors Martin Luther King's legacy through community service, President Richard Gilman remembers King's historic 1967 visit to campus

Faculty

Tetsuo Otsuki: 1942-2012

The Elephant in the Room: Reﬂections on 125 Years

�鶹Ƶ��alumni have published hundreds (if not thousands) of books in just about every genre you can download. Here are 18 for the ages

Occidental's founding president has always been something of an enigma. But a treasure trove of family keepsakes and archival research reveals a fuller portrait of Rev. Samuel H. Weller

�鶹Ƶ��History

He was a rising star in Oxy's philosophy department when he took his own life in 1966. Today, his name is synonymous with teaching excellence. Who was Donald Loftsgordon?

Its Presbyterian roots. Its early financial struggles. The fire that destroyed its Boyle Heights campus. The perseverance of a school to realize its destiny. Occidental's early history has...

Academics

Occidental's liberal arts mission has been shaped by presidents, professors, protests, and progress. We look back at a dozen milestone movements

Athletics

As Occidental prepares to induct its inaugural class into the Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecoming & Family Weekend, the playing field has never been more level for men and women. And...

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From planning the freeway system and aiding the conservation movement to bringing the Dodgers and the Olympics to town, �鶹Ƶ��alumni have been integral to the development of the City of Angels...

Robert T. Moore, Moore Laboratory, �鶹Ƶ��

Academics

After more than 60 years of sitting in oak case drawers, the 60,000-plus specimens in Oxy's Moore Lab of Zoology are more vital than ever, as advances in DNA sequencing technology offer new...

Profiles

Fascinated by sharks from an early age, marine biologist Lisa Natanson '81 takes to the ocean, her $17 knife close at hand, to explore the mysteries of nature's most toothsome predators

Academics

Oxy's marine biology program studies California's near-shore environment

Athletics

If these mementoes from the Roy Dennis Trophy Room could talk, they would share many stories of Oxy's rich sports heritage

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In a banner year for TV and film production at Oxy—including "NCIS," "Private Practice," and "CSI"—"Arrested Development" sneaks onto campus as the Bluth family saga springs back to life