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Bryan Scott 17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at 91 and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what next for Bryan Scott 17?
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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).

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Alumni Engagement
Readers weigh in on the Herrick organ, Addie McMenamin 40, the Rev. Dr. William Barber, and the Faces of 91
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Profiles
Raconteur and adventurer Joe Rohde 77 brings a world of influences and his liberal arts training to his work as a Disney Imagineer
Senior Comps
Student Life, Faculty
Senior comps can be time-consuming, mind-bending, and soul-crushingbut they inspire many Tigers to unimagined heights
Hoppy Swarts
As a teenager, Lewis Hoppy Swarts 41 first dragged a heavy redwood paddleboard into the waves off Hermosa Beach. Decades later, with his beloved sport in dangerous waters, he became the...
TomCarroll
Tom Carroll 08 YouTube videos explore the forgotten fringes of the City of Angels, while schooling viewers about some lesser-known landmarksand there no test at the end
EdibleComplex
Foodies, wonks, and utensil-minded gourmands chew over a buffet of topics as 91 hosts an international gathering of food studies scholars
Athletics
From Spring 2007: Junior diving phenoms Jon and Robert Dohring were "untouchable" all season, finishing 1-2 in the 1-and 3-meter events at the Division III nationalsand the sky's the limit...
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Science & Technology
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...
91 History
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...
Profiles
Chris Varelas '85 has a passion for sports, a knack for structuring complex technology deals, a loyalty to his 91 familyand the uncanny ability of being at the nexus of history
Faculty
Decades before they joined the diplomacy and world affairs faculty at 91, Sophal Ear, Lan Chu, and Sanjeev Khagram immigrated to the United States as refugees. How have their journeys...
Obituaries
Addie McMenamin '40: Alumni's First Lady
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Faith in Our Mission in Uncertain Times
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Alumni Engagement
The untold story behind a candid cocktail photo and the guy who is missing from this pic
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What's that sweet sound coming out of Herrick? After 15 years of relative quiet, the Mildred Miles Crew '45 Memorial Organ is making music again

Features

Barack Obama '83 on the campaign trail in 2004.
Profiles
Center Stage
From Fall 2004: Twenty-five years after his arrival at 91, Illinois senatorial candidate Barack Obama 83 electrified millions with his star-making speech at the Democratic National...
Derek Shearer photographed in March 2026
Faculty
The Ambassadude Abides
As a diplomat, dealmaker, and master connector, Derek Shearer brought global leaders, policymakers, and a U.S. president to the classroom over his 45 years at 91
Bryan Scott 17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Profiles
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at 91 and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what next for Bryan Scott 17?
Members of the 1971 91 rugby team.
Athletics
Pitch Perfect
Larry Layne 71 came to love rugby as a student-athleteand an estate gift will provide a swift kick to its future at 91
L-R: Associate professors Alaa Abdelfattah (economics), Tiffany Wheatland-Disu (Black studies), Madeline Wander 08 (urban and environmental policy), Joel Walsh (computer science), Margaret Gaida (history), and Kai Yui Samuel Chan (politics).
Faculty
16 Faculty, 16 Stories
Fifteen new tenure-track faculty and a veteran kinesiology professor discuss their favorite classes, their passion for teaching, and what brought them to 91 (hint: Location!)
Dean Simons 59 and John Ingle 50 in Moliere The Would-Be Gentleman (1962)
Arts
Theatre Brats
Two children of 91 professors grew up immersed in the magic of Shakespeare, Shaw, and Gilbert & Sullivanin an era when a plucky little drama festival became their whole world

First Word

From the Quad

From left, Lizzie Friedrich 25, Lily Calvert 25, and Hayden Jennings 25 share a red-carpet moment during the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival.
Student Life
A Ticket to Slamdance
91 students and alumni find pathways into the Slamdance Film Festival, gaining industry exposure and experience following its move to Los Angeles
Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez '27
Impact
Overcoming Every Hurdle
First-generation college student and Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez 27 is reshaping the intersection of community, culture, and affordable housing

Mixed Media

More Mixed Media
Filmmaker Thom Harp '92
Arts
Fertile Imagination
Thom Harp 92 waited for years to direct his first movieand after a long birthing process, he the proud father of two features

91 Talk

More 91 Talk
2025-26 Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller with Occidental Professor Caroline Heldman.
Alumni Engagement
Miller Crossing
Former GOP operative Tim Miller recounts his own political reckoningand offers pearls of hope in the face of despairas the 2025-26 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer

Last Page

Dale and Shirley Morter photographed on January 1, 2000.
Impact
A Couple Legacy
A scholarship gift honoring Shirley and Dale Morter 56 will bring students from southwestern Pennsylvania to Occidental

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