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… 125th anniversary year has been filled with remarkable moments: Steve Hinchliffe '55's moving tribute to his … Eagle Rock. (My mother, not coincidentally, happens to live near Wilshire.) A fascinating set of alumni and faculty … and continues to matter. Equally significant is the way that we have avoided turning our anniversary into a …
… They are participants in Campaign Semester , the only program in the country that offers a full … campaign in Massachusetts. "As an organizer, I was given my own city—Lowell, the fourth largest city in … "Instead of going abroad and observing a new culture, I wanted to go back to my home state and help preserve my …
… inequity as a fifth-grader on the playground of her elementary school in New York City. "There were different rules … school officials why, "They said it's because the land was deeded that way. Of course, as a fifth-grader, I didn't know the law, …
… It began with a little white lie. Randy Jay Braun '84 was listening to a tech podcast in February 2013 when he … remote-controlled quadcopter that could carry an action camera. A professional photographer for 30 years with his own … a preteen and even had his own darkroom growing up, but he nearly flunked his sole photography class at Oxy. (Because …
… at the Green Bean , where Oxy students regularly come together over caffeinated drinks and the newest class assignment. His family was visiting Oxy and decided to check out the student-run … of the line, Hernandez’s dad realized he didn’t have his wallet. The brief moment of disappointment ended when an Oxy …
… all over the world each year. The program I attended was at the CIEE research station in Kralendijk, Bonaire. I found this program through my research mentor, Doctor Jeremy Claisse, which he found on the … protocol and gaining your American Academy of Underwater Sciences’ (AAUS) Scientific diving certification. If …
… Major: Psychology, Music “I feel immense gratitude for not just what I learned in the … than just an ‘it is what it is’ attitude. Oxy [helped me learn] to view the world in shades of grey rather than …
… but consider this: In 1978—when Browne picked up the game the summer before his sophomore year at Occidental—a … the PGA Tour is made up of far more players who spent every waking moment of their childhood on the greens than guys who started swinging the sticks at age 19. But golf rewards just one thing—the final number you write on the …
… Chris Brickman ’86 was heading up the operations of Kimberly-Clark … in New York City. “It was like 500 MBAs, and they had asked me to talk about my career,” he recalls. He could have … largest customers—a director of Sally Beauty Holdings in nearby Denton, Texas—approached him about joining the board. …
… Every spring, the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy hands out student awards for community service—and this year the department named a new award after Professor Peter Dreier, who retired in June after … and inequality and take one more swing at Campaign Semester …