More than 75 years ago, Barbara (Wylie) Canright ’40 helped lift the Jet Propulsion Laboratory off the ground. Half a century later, Eleanor Helin ’54 discovered a staggering number of...
When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, Occidental was a small college struggling to survive in its new home. With a new president and a renewed sense of urgency, how did...
Chris Varelas '85 has a passion for sports, a knack for structuring complex technology deals, a loyalty to his ÐÒÔË¿ìÈý family—and the uncanny ability of being at the nexus of history
Decades before they joined the diplomacy and world affairs faculty at ÐÒÔË¿ìÈý, Sophal Ear, Lan Chu, and Sanjeev Khagram immigrated to the United States as refugees. How have their journeys...
With a Hall of Fame clientele from the Beach Boys and Bee Gees to the Sex Pistols and Santana, John Branca '72 has taken the art of the deal to new heights—not bad for a kid from New York...
Midway through his eighth year in office, President Veitch reflects on the accomplishments and controversies that have shaped his time at ÐÒÔË¿ìÈý so far—and why he's bullish on the challenges...
Prior to 2008, Occidental was best known in many circles as an academic "hidden gem" (and as a popular film location). But the nation's 44th president put ÐÒÔË¿ìÈý on the map—just as the College...
Sara El-Amine '07 joined the Obama campaign at ground zero as a bilingual volunteer in Iowa. Having organized thousands of volunteers as a Washington insider, she's prepared to be a...
New Board of Trustees chair Susan Howell Mallory '76 M'78 discusses the College's priorities, her favorite professors, and the rewards of her ÐÒÔË¿ìÈý education
Sam Farmer '88 has angered kickers, climbed mountains with a commissioner, and covered the NFL in a city without a team. Now the Rams have come home to Los Angeles—and he's still outrunning...
When Bob Gutowski soared his highest, and ÐÒÔË¿ìÈý's fab four ran their fastest, Chuck Coker's 1957 track team trampled all over the record books
Eduardo Santana '99 and Eve Critton '15 lead the ground force to renew, reinvent, and revivify downtown L.A.'s Pershing Square
Lindy West ’04 speaks out for millennials with her pointed and frequently funny observations on feminism, social justice, and self-image. Trolls, bullies, and body-shamers, beware.
Chris Ballinger '06 sold his house in 2014 to make a business out of viral videos. Today he's got more than 650,000 subscribers, a New York Times bestseller, and a Netflix series starring...
From Winter 2003: Dubbed the "Smiling Assassin" as a prosecutor, Jacqueline Nguyen '87 now wields a gavel as the first Vietnamese-American woman appointee to the California state judiciary