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… Editor's note: Occidental Trustee Grant Woods '76 passed away on October 23, 2021. This story was published in the Summer 2000 issue of Occidental magazine. “Softball-sized … “Our callers are standing up for the Texans.” It’s been nearly a year since all-talk KFYI lured Grant Woods away …
… she first arrived at Occidental, Margot Mifflin ’82 didn’t want to take a required American history course and was told to plead her case to … It has weathered many cultural changes since its inception nearly a century ago. Growing up, Mifflin watched the … social platform, Margot Mifflin ’82 goes Looking for Miss America …
… not examine the hard sciences thoroughly before drawing some soft science conclusions that agree with a myth he bought … evolved to make do with reality, but not understand the way reality actually works. So we come into the world with … done their share to keep scientific discoveries moving forward. Since Shtulman particularly mentions evolution, let's …
… 2012 Jonathan Kozol Jonathan Kozol is the National Book Award-winning author of Savage Inequalities , Death at an Early Age , The Shame of the Nation , and Amazing Grace . He has been working with children in inner-city schools for nearly fifty years. His most recent book is Fire in the …
… Monday - Friday, 11am-5pm Compass Rose During the Spring semester of 2019, community members from Highland Park shared … One in which the map is made by stories, not the other way around. Compass Rose is a collaboration between Oxy … like arctic tundra or sea ice.” Rebecca Solnit, The Faraway Nearby ------- Debra Scacco is a multidisciplinary artist …
… Carolina Chapel Hill; Marissa Chan ’17, an urban & environmental policy major from Moraga now working for Black Women … period. Occidental also had one honorary mention this year: Wayana Dolan ’16, a geology major from Seattle who is now … a doctorate in geological sciences at UNC. In the last six award years, Occidental students and alumni have received 22 …
… Anthony Chase , professor of diplomacy and world affairs (DWA), was presented with the prestigious Graham L. Sterling Memorial Award, established in 1972 to recognize a faculty … and service Sept. 13 in the College’s annual faculty awards ceremony. …
… saw the culmination of their efforts during the day-long Summer Research Conference, when the student scholars presented … 19 th year, for the first time the Summer Research Program was able to fund limited international travel (up to two … breast and why it can become susceptible to cancer. "It was an experience that I never would have gotten at a …
… and writer Joan Scheckel; Kenyan photo-activist Boniface Mwangi; and Valerie D’Costa, head of infoDev at the World Bank. In her talk "Islam: As American As Apple Pie," Zonnedveld will speak about how MPV, … maintain a harmonious relationship with the environment. Mwangi will discuss how "Love is the Answer" through his own …
… students, $8 for staff and faculty, and $10 for community members. Matinee tickets are $5 for everyone. This year’s … not just as a dancer but as a choreographer as well, I was already so deep into Dance Pro, and I just wanted to get more involved," Dahlgren said. "[Dance …