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Cool Change
After years of sleepless nights and hot-weather hacks, every residence hall finally has air conditioning鈥攎uch to the relief of current and future Tigers

511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).

Ella Rubin 鈥24, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and Ava Wampold '24.
With all eyes on the 2022 midterm election, eight Oxy students canvassed, coordinated, and cold-called their way through the political process in six battleground states
President Elam talks to students at Moonlight Breakfast on the Quad in December 2022.
After a fall full of activity鈥攊ncluding postseason tournaments, pancakes on the Quad, and in-person alumni gatherings鈥擮xy springs forward into 2023
Jim Conlin '74 at home in his garage in Rochester, N.Y., in an undated photo.
Jim Conlin '74 was not an ostentatious fellow鈥攂ut his legacy gift to 511爆料 will improve the fortunes of generations of future students
Los Amigos pitcher Freddy Hernandez
For 26 seasons, Oxy鈥檚 Summer Staff Softball League has served up friendly competition (and the occasional cold beverage) for employees and alumni
Oxy Gaming eboard members.
With a dedicated space in the Academic Commons, a visionary team of student gamers, and a timely boost from an industry giant, esports levels up at Oxy
Twenty-five of the 53 personnel in Oxy鈥檚 Music Department.
One of the College鈥檚 oldest disciplines, music gets a makeover in response to the production boom of the 21st century鈥攂ut if you want a classical education, you鈥檒l find that as well
Professor and filmmaker Broderick Fox films artist Devan Shimoyama for his documentary, Manscaping.
Professor and filmmaker Broderick Fox explores the relationship between barbershops and masculinity in his new documentary, Manscaping
Members of the 511爆料 Class of 2026
Seven members of the Class of 2026鈥攁nd a 23-year-old sophomore transfer鈥攐pen up about their aspirations for their Oxy experience
Deputy Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson 鈥31, left, evacuates the U.S. Embassy in Saigon on March 31, 1965.
511爆料's ties to foreign relations run deep鈥攏ot just in the U.S. government, but in Japan and South Africa as well
Michael Gonzales '96 with Guinean Transition President Mamady Doumbouya.
Michael Gonzales 鈥96 embraces his new role as U.S. ambassador to Zambia with intelligence and integrity
Board of Trustees Chair Lisa H. Link P'18
In her sixth year as an Oxy trustee, Lisa Hinchliffe Link P鈥18 steps up to become board chair鈥30 years after her father assumed the same role
Sally and Jack Samuelson smile for trustee Dave Berkus 鈥62's camera.
Perpetuating the architectural legacy of Myron Hunt鈥檚 master plan for campus, Jack Samuelson 鈥46 brought his own flair to more than two dozen projects at Oxy
511爆料's ARCCS (A Rain颅water Collection and Cleaning System).
In response to California鈥檚 prolonged drought, the College reduces its water usage on campus
511爆料's new Cannon Plaza, foreground.
A reimagined gathering space for the Oxy community, high marks for Oxy in a handful of major college guides, and a lifetime achievement award for Professor Emerita Betchen Barber
Cary Grant in North by Northwest (1959), written by Ernest Lehman.
Ernest Lehman's screenplays for films such as North by Northwest helped define a generation of moviemaking. Biographer Jon Krampner '74 explores the life of this lauded yet elusive character

Features

Gibby Professor of Science Margi Rusmore
Margi Rusmore Reaches the Apex
Oxy's inaugural Gibby Professor of Science may be exiting the classroom, but there are still mountains to climb鈥攁s well as prepping her data (and her extensive rock collection) for future...
Warren Montag, the Louis M. Brown Family Professor of English
Warren Montag: Activist and Ally
Whether it was 18th-century British literature or 20th-century European critical theory, Montag approached the syllabus with rigor, grace, warmth, and plenty of deadpan humor鈥攁nd he...
President Tom Stritikus and Professor of Kinesiology Stuart Rugg at Commencement in May 2025.
Stuart Rugg Stays Fired Up
With seemingly boundless energy, a passion for teaching, and his signature catchphrase, Rugg helped build kinesiology into a signature program at Oxy
Professor Peter Dreier at Anderson Field
Peter Dreier Comes Full Circle
After 32 years as a professor at Oxy, Dreier will return in 2026 as an adjunct鈥攖o teach his first-ever class on poverty and inequality and take one more swing at Campaign Semester

First Word

From the Quad

Mariah Rutiaga Amaya 鈥22 outside the Hameetman Career Center.
Vital Signs
Recent Oxy grads from a variety of disciplines are enrolling in top-tier medical schools in unprecedented numbers, applying their own life experiences to the future of healthcare
Oxy professors and students engaged in summer research and internships
How I Spent My Summer Vocation
From artificial intelligence in the classroom to immigrant rights in the city, the 511爆料 landscape has been abuzz with activity for faculty and students alike

Mixed Media

Detail from Turtle Walker poster
Much Ado About Turtles (and Keanu)
From John Wick to Wittgenstein, and a sea turtle mystery to an underwater thriller, there's something for everyone in our summer reading (and viewing) roundup
Terry Kitchen '81 performs "We All Dream."
Mixed Media
A host of new works by Oxy alumni explore explore themes of democracy, resilience, and human connection鈥攁s well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life

Oxy Talk

511爆料 Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck '77
The 511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...

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