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… a Mentor, and a Friend Dr. Joe Birman ( Appreciation ) was a very important person to both me and my husband, Matt Laroche '76 (who just retired after 34 years as a geologist for Chevron). Although I did … rivets until Ben Culley got me into Oxy (with a military service deferment) in the fall of 1950, just after the war …
… in 1999. As students headed back to their residence halls after their morning classes, he later recalled, “Many of … with students.” Slaughter’s affection for his students was reciprocated. “ President Slaughter was the man,” … the four cornerstones of excellence, equity, community, and service,” Emerita Professor of Mathematics Nalsey Tinberg …
… her plate without an international relocation. But when she was laid off last year, the timing felt right. “My husband … he says. “I took the cast out and showed them Rome.” After a semester abroad in London and a spring production of … tours. “Literally every aspect of Italian culture became a service,” he says. When the couple decided to expand outside …
… This article was written for and originally published in The Occidental … Ellie McKinney’s (junior) 2009 Honda Civic to make their way to MLB Youth Academy in Compton. Less than a month after first practices, the team headed to the first … team earned a second place finish and sportsmanship award at their first Baseball for All Women’s College Club …
… about our future, about this country and about public service," Johnson said. "And I know that much can be … said. "In high school, in my house, a C on my report card was a gift. The only time I ever heard my mother utter a four-letter word during her entire life was when she looked at my report card." But he managed to …
… Marine Corps in 2016, Tyler Melchisky had no idea what he wanted to do next: Should he start working, or head to college at age 24? After moving from San Diego to Los Angeles with his … housing complex last February. “Transitioning away from the service and having Occidental help you find your path …
… Marine Corps in 2016, Tyler Melchisky had no idea what he wanted to do next: Should he start working, or head to college at age 24? After moving from San Diego to Los Angeles with his … housing complex last February. “Transitioning away from the service and having Occidental help you find your path …
… As the school year gets underway, I can feel the hum of excitement on campus. To me, August is always a time of anticipation and opportunity. We’re … making time to intern with city officials, carry out underwater marine biology research in the Pacific Ocean, and …
… related to the College’s mission of excellence, equity and service, and the academic program’s interdisciplinary, … to the public good. "What’s good about Oxy is we’ve always had this commitment. Although it has looked different as time has passed, the way we do it has become strengthened over time," Turenne …
… Lt. Cmdr. Marshall Beebe ’35 , U.S. Navy fighter ace, World War II; commander of the VF-17 Hellcats, the Navy’s … , one of the pioneering members of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots in World War II William Orr McConnell, Class of 1913 , posthumously …