Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Faculty Discussion With Admissions
The CTE is sponsoring a discussion with VP for Admission and Financial Aid, Vince Cuseo.
Vince will talk with us about some of the debates he and his professional colleagues have about the application process (e.g., if/how to count test scores, how to craft essay questions, what admissions staff look for when assessing applications, etc.) and then he will walk us through Oxy’s application materials and review process to show us where we stand with regard to some of these debates. Spitz and drinks served!
Space is limited, so if you would like to reserve a spot, email upsonsaia@oxy.edu ASAP.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
"It's Those Pills That Are Ruining Me"
Stanford University doctoral candidate Krystale Littlejohn '07 speaks on "'It's Those Pills That Are Ruining Me': A Mixed-Method Analysis of Inequality, Unintended Pregnancy and Women's Contraceptive Behavior."
Littlejohn is a doctoral candidate at Stanford studying the sociology of the family, inequality, race and ethnicity, and gender. She currently has two lines of research in the sociology of the family. One line focuses on women's use of hormonal birth control in navigating their fertility goals and the effects that hormonal methods have on their experiences of their bodies. The second line examines the role of racial identity in partnership for multiracial people.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
In 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure thirty-two year old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader, who had written a book critical of one of their cars, the Corvair. The scandal that ensued after the smear campaign was revealed launched Ralph Nader into national prominence and established him as one of the most admired Americans and the leader of the modern Consumer Movement. Over the next thirty years and without ever holding public office, Nader built a legislative record that is the rival of any contemporary president. Many things we take for granted including seat belts, airbags, product labeling, no nukes, even the free ticket you get after being bumped from an overbooked flight are largely due to the efforts of Ralph Nader and his citizen groups. Yet today, when most people hear the name "Ralph Nader," they think of the man who gave the country to George W. Bush. As a result, after sustaining his popularity and effectiveness over an unprecedented amount of time, he has become a pariah even among former friends and allies. How did this happen? Is he really to blame for George W. Bush? Who has stuck by him and who has abandoned him? Has our democracy become a consumer fraud? After being so right for so many years, how did he seem to go so wrong? With the help of exciting graphics, rare archival footage and over forty on-camera interviews conducted over the past two years, "An Unreasonable Man" traces the life and career of Ralph Nader, one of the most unique, important, and controversial political figures of the past half century.
Read more at http://www.anunreasonableman.com
Any questions, please contact Peter Dreier at dreier@oxy.edu or Sylvia Chico at schico@oxy.edu.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Study Skills
Is stress getting the best of you? Are you falling behind on all the work you have to do? Are you prone to avoiding your work?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions... and would like to learn helpful tips on:
· decreasing stress
· managing time
· learning the most effective way to avoid procrastination
You're invited to "Walk-In Hours" to practice new study skills.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Reading: John Corey Whaley
John Corey Whaley, author of Where Things Come Back, winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award and the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, will be visiting Oxy's creative writing class, Writing For Young Readers.
Whaley will be reading from his work and all are invited to attend.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Is there one part of Good Sex that really turns you on, or really intrigues you?
Well come on out and become a part of a new club on campus called I <3 Good Sex. We are a group of good sex enthusiasts who want to start a conversation on campus where we can delve into what makes sex good, and how we can have it more often.
We plan on holding meetings next semester where we look into one aspect of good sex and get a feel for other peoples opinions to help us formulate our own.
Is there *one specific part of sex that really turns you on (or mentally, physically, or socially intrigues you)? Well, let us know, and
maybe you can lead a group of students in a discussion in regards to it!