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… By Samantha B. Bonar '90 Realtor Paul Clark Newell Jr. '58 was researching a book on his great-uncle —entrepreneur and … Sen. W.A. Clark (1839-1925)—when he heard a nosy reporter was asking questions about Clark's daughter and Newell's … situation," as Newell euphemistically put it. An extremely wealthy heiress and eccentric, doll-collecting recluse, …
… in the Occidental about comps ( “Extra Stresstrial,” Summer). Mine was original research on Prop 8 [an amendment of the … Best wishes for Oxy’s continued success. During the near-term, I’ll be focused on helping my 12 grandchildren … Memories of Joe Rohde’s cafeteria hats, senior comps, and …
… Mira Hart Maya Porcelli Geology Alumni Jessie Salinas Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Major: geology What was your motivation to major in geology? My primary … arts approach helped to shape these ambitions? I have always had my mind set on obtaining a master's degree after I …
… Lauren came to Oxy from San Diego, California, where she … She attended the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and received a bachelor's in Feminist Economics. Fun …
… Eighteen months after losing her longtime Altadena home to the Eaton Fire, “Things are a lot better in some ways,” Amy Lyford says. “Sometimes I still can’t believe all … April in Atlanta—the artist’s first design retrospective in nearly 25 years. Lyford published Isamu Noguchi’s Modernism: …
… insight into the changing human experience in all its dimensions. I know I am not alone in this room in believing … the pleasures of eavesdropping, and much more to a near-capacity crowd in Thorne Hall. Conceived by Meldia … who has made a multiyear commitment to Oxy Live! “When I was first approached by Meldia about supporting the program, …
… for math and science—aided, she says, by an “awesome” high school chemistry teacher. A first-generation … I appreciated excellence in teaching,” she says. “Not only was I learning from excellent instruction, but it was a … have gone together for me since the beginning.” After nearly three decades at Occidental, Spain—the Carl F. Braun …
… embodied in four new books by Oxy professors, exploring women’s experience of slavery and freedom in the Americas, an … the experience of women in Argentina and Mexico’s “Dirty Wars,” and the literary and cultural significance of Kurt … and defining and experiencing freedom in surprising ways. “We wanted to tell the collective story of how women …
… “Some people can publish books while they are teaching … says Professor of English Emeritus Eric Newhall ’67, “and I wasn’t one of those people.” But he had a story in him … to accept induction into the U.S. Armed Forces that day. Nearly seven months later, he was formally arraigned at …
… Corey Brunish '77 didn't become a Broadway producer in order to make money. Nobody … , starring Frozen 's Idina Menzel) are playing at or near capacity. On their first trip to the Tonys as producers … as a Tony-winning producer, he's conquering the Great White Way as well …