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… Lyra Yu '18 decided to come to college in the United States was "to escape the gaokao." "For Chinese students, three … of entering college—and she "really had no idea" what she wanted to do. "I tried six courses from eight majors in my …
… artificial organs as he aspired to growing up in Washington state. “I was all math and science all throughout … on one very small thing in some of these big movies.” What sets Everything Everywhere apart from an Avatar or Marvel … the Daniels’ aesthetic, he adds, “Ben’s style is much more minimalist. We shot this more like a documentary than …
… remote researchers Saturday, June 5, 7:30-8:30 pm: Fiji Sunset Hike! Email pdelbalso@oxy.edu to RSVP and receive … Library's main entrance. Friday, July 9, 2 pm: “National Awards & Fellowships Q&A” with Jennifer Locke. Watch the prerecorded workshop before the live Q&A session …
… guide (published in August 2001) proclaimed Occidental was one of the 10 hottest colleges in the country. That came … as “the next hot place” in Southern California, and in the wake of a then-record 3,635 applications to Oxy, dropping … “a teacher of some sort, but in a more hands-on way”—a mindset that made becoming a physician a logical choice. Not …
… Garcia applied to Oxy as an early decision candidate. “I was over the moon with excitement when I got my letter of … misleading to convey the impression that statistical data was not important,” he wrote, “but in most cases interesting … continue playing basketball with my limited physical skill set.” Others simply listened to their parents. “My mom chose …
… The Sit-In of '69 When I attended Oxy in the mid-'60s it was a pretty placid place, so I was interested in reading about the unrest that occurred a … As a son of immigrants from Mexico, it was confusing and upsetting. I was raised to be grateful to have been born an …
… By Paul Robert Walker '75 The 1916-17 academic year at Occidental began … cited exhaustion as the reason for his decision, but he was doubtless frustrated by the failure of the Million … this: In college the powers of the student are liberated, set free, developed. You tap new depths; you find new …
… Matt “I grew up right here in Highland Park, so I would always drive past Occidental, but I never actually stepped … to be a name, not a number. I want that small classroom setting where I can ask questions. I developed a lot of … growing a crystallized gold slide from materials ordered online. “I like to try new things,” the Hangzhou native …
… for Addie Alexander , who grew up in the hotbed of both: Washington, D.C. Her interest in social justice began only a … recalls. She joined a club called Common Ground, which was created “to forge a bond between different ethnicities, … for sure,” he says. “You’re able to see how they’ve set up their own communities and how isolated they’ve become …
… to an education. Students will explore and debate precedent-setting Supreme Court cases, such as Mendez v. Westminster, … face in schooling, including migrant children, and the ways in which they, their parents, and communities … Project — Kayla Lim: " 'Equitable' access to the online curriculum: identifying barriers in remote learning …