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91爆料 alumni Eric Chen, Tammy Bird, Mike Schmidt, and Jenny Dean Schmidt
Catalysts for the Public Good
From uplifting inner-city scholars in South Central L.A. to prison moms in Colorado to a Monterey Park community in need, Oxy alumni embrace the College's mission

91爆料 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).

COVID-19
In a race against two calendars鈥攁cademic and pandemic鈥攈ow did Oxy transform in less than two weeks from a high-touch curriculum to a remote learning model?
Emily Jo Wharry '20
Many special senior moments have been upended by COVID-19鈥攁nd a traditional Commencement will have to wait. But the Class of 2020 has made memories that no virus can destroy
Jack Kemp Stadium, Oxy Athletics
The SCIAC spring sports season ended abruptly鈥攁nd these senior student-athletes will miss their Oxy families almost as much as the thrill of victory
President Jonathan Veitch and his senior leadership team
When the pandemic turned the College鈥檚 operations upside down in March, President Veitch had to throw out the script for his final days in office鈥攂ut he and his team responded with...
Oxy Squirrels
From the biology department shipping PPE to hospitals to Oxy Arts making art kits to students in Highland Park, here are nine snapshots of the Oxy family coming together in a time of need
President Jonathan Veitch
Stay Close鈥擸our Alma Mater Needs You
De Mandel Aquatics Center
Alumni feedback on the Winter magazine, the new pool, and Oxy's next president. Also: How did we put this issue together?
Dan Fineman, Adelaida Lopez, Linda Lasater
Professors Dan Fineman, Adelaida Lopez, and Linda Lasater had a lasting impact outside the classroom鈥攋ust ask their students
Joshua Medina, Moore Lab
Joshua Medina 鈥19 has developed a new technique for documenting the colors of bird plumage in 3-D
After We Leave, Aleem Hossain
Assistant professor Aleem Hossain realized a dream when his first feature film was released theatrically in February鈥攋ust before cinemas suddenly closed
Humbug! Wendy Jean Katz
From New York City's "penny" papers to feminist manifestos for the revolution: new books and music by Oxy authors
Alumni Seal Honorees 91爆料
With plans for Alumni Reunion Weekend on ice, this year鈥檚 Alumni Seal recipients reflect on their Oxy experience and their daily routine in 鈥渢he new normal鈥
President Silas Evans in 1918
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918鈥19 claimed the lives of more than 675,000 Americans and shut down the College for seven weeks鈥攂ut it could have been even worse for Oxy
Day For Oxy
How the inaugural Day For Oxy shattered all expectations鈥攁nd established "a new tradition for the College"
April Banks, Oxy Arts
With a rich menu of contemporary programming, the College鈥檚 Oxy Arts initiative nourishes socially conscious dialogue between the campus and community

Features

91爆料 biology major Hannah Tawadrous '26
Lessons in Biology
Oxy鈥檚 biology program blends exploration and experimentation, empowering students to uncover and explain life鈥檚 diverse ecosystems
91爆料 alumni Eric Chen, Tammy Bird, Mike Schmidt, and Jenny Dean Schmidt
Catalysts for the Public Good
From uplifting inner-city scholars in South Central L.A. to prison moms in Colorado to a Monterey Park community in need, Oxy alumni embrace the College's mission
Two-time Emmy winner Emma Choate 鈥20 with her 2-year-old Irish wolfhound, George.
When Emmy Met Oxy
From casting to costumes to music direction and composition, three 91爆料 alumni live out their Hollywood dreams while being honored by their peers

First Word

From the Quad

91爆料's men's soccer team celebrated on Patterson Field on November 8 after their 1-0 victory over the University of Redlands.
Oxy鈥檚 Fall Three-Feat
Men鈥檚 soccer nets its second SCIAC title in three years, while women鈥檚 soccer and men鈥檚 water polo return to postseason play after sensational seasons
Current year scholarship recipients Alyssa Zatarain '29 and Sunny Tuazon '29
Unlocking the Future
For first-generation college students Alyssa Zatarain 鈥29 and Sunny Tuazon 鈥29, current-year scholarship support opened the doors to an Oxy education

Mixed Media

Filmmaker Thom Harp '92
Fertile Imagination
Thom Harp 鈥92 waited for years to direct his first movie鈥攁nd after a long birthing process, he鈥檚 the proud father of two features
Detail from The Metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter
Mixed Media
This roundup has everything: a pair of memoirs, a literary farce, a coming-of-age story, a writer鈥檚 guide to romantasy, and the legendary Miss Britney Spears

Oxy Talk

2025-26 Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller with 91爆料 Professor Caroline Heldman.
Miller鈥檚 Crossing
Former GOP operative Tim Miller recounts his own political reckoning鈥攁nd offers pearls of hope in the face of despair鈥攁s the 2025-26 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer
91爆料 Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck '77
The 91爆料 Imperative
Business veteran Art Peck 鈥77 brings his leadership acumen to the Board of Trustees at a critical juncture in higher education when the College鈥檚 mission鈥攁nd messaging鈥攁re more important...

Last Page

Dale and Shirley Morter photographed on January 1, 2000.
A Couple鈥檚 Legacy
A scholarship gift honoring Shirley and Dale Morter 鈥56 will bring students from southwestern Pennsylvania to 91爆料
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