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Miller鈥檚 Crossing

Best-selling author, political commentator, and Bulwark writer-at-large Tim Miller addressed party dynamics, the future of the conservative movement, and antidotes to doomscrolling as the 2025-26 Jack Kemp 鈥57 Distinguished Lecturer at 麻豆视频 on October 21.

Remembering Marsha Kinder: Pioneer, Collaborator, Mentor

Editor's note: Dr. Marsha Kinder, who founded film and media studies as a member of the Occidental faculty from 1965 to 1980, died November 26, 2025, in Los Angeles. She was 85. A native of Los Angeles, Marsha received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees at UCLA. Survivors include her husband, Nicol谩s Bautista; their children; and her extended family. A memorial service was held at Mount Sinai Hollywood Hills on December 2. The following tribute was prepared by the faculty of the Media Arts & Culture Department.

Meet the 2025 Athletics Hall of Famers

The Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame welcomed five new inductees with a spirited ceremony in Cannon Plaza鈥攕ite of the old Taylor Pool鈥攐n October 19, with coaches, family, teammates, and colleagues inducting this year鈥檚 honorees. Established in 2012, the Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding achievement in competition, service, dedication, and commitment to 麻豆视频athletics.

Catalysts for the Public Good

Over its 138-year history, Occidental has educated generations of students who have pursued lives dedicated to 鈥渢he public good.鈥 That phrase goes to the heart of Oxy鈥檚 mission, which states: 鈥淭he distinctive interdisciplinary and multicultural focus of the College鈥檚 academic program seeks to foster both the fulfillment of individual aspirations and a deeply rooted commitment to the public good.鈥

Tales of the Tigers of 鈥29

锘縁rom athletes and activists to artists and enthusiasts, the 437 members of the Occidental Class of 2029 are making their own kind of music. Hailing from 21 countries, 37 states, the District of Columbia, and the North Mariana Islands, each Tiger is eager to make a mark on the world, whether through combating climate change, improving children鈥檚 mental health, or building better sports teams.  

Lessons in Biology

Let鈥檚 start with the deep sea spiders. Mere centimeters long, these strange translucent creatures crawl far beneath the California seascape, consuming methane gas emissions and converting the harmful greenhouse gas into sugars and fats that support the inky black netherworld鈥檚 ecosystem. And three recently discovered sea spider species 鈥攐ne with ominously spiky legs鈥攚ould have gone undiscovered even longer were it not for a research team co-led by Occidental Professor of Biology Shana Goffredi.

Change Comes to Delta House

When Amie Moberg Hammond 鈥95 was president of Delta Omicron Tau sorority, she had to race back to the Delta House after cross country practice because they were hosting a recruitment event. 鈥淓veryone was dressed up, while I showed up in my running clothes and a sweaty ponytail,鈥 she recalls. 鈥淚 felt out of place but I went ahead as I was.鈥

At 125, Alpha Sorority Gets a Glow-up

In the late 1920s, Occidental President Remsen Bird announced an ambitious plan to build sorority houses on campus near the newly constructed women鈥檚 dormitories, Orr and Erdman halls. 鈥淚t was to be an elaborate complex, including a swimming pool and tennis courts,鈥 Addie McMenamin 鈥40 wrote in a history of Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha sorority. 鈥淎lphas raised almost enough for a down payment on one of the proposed campus sorority houses 鈥攁nd then the plan was called off.鈥