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… Garcia is one first-year student who already knows her way around the Oxy campus. “I grew up on the border of Eagle … Rock and Highland Park,” she says. “My neighbor would take me on hikes around the campus, then we would sit down on the … of my life.” As her graduation from Eagle Rock High School neared, Leslie hadn’t seriously considered Oxy as her top …
… by Max S. Gerber One hundred and twenty nine years ago, 27 men and 13 women ponied up $50 each to become Occidental’s … students who apply and eventually choose Oxy, so that always makes it difficult to characterize a class,” says Vince … her native Serbia included somewhat different material. “I was in plays that dealt with important social issues—plays …
… everything has trade-offs. It’s a place for students to come together for civil, democratic discussion about difficult … the Oxy team has been truly extraordinary this year. “I was particularly impressed by their treatment of the case of … an issue which matters to all of us here in Los Angeles. It was one of those semesters when I felt like the students …
… accompanying the piece "Obama on Oxy" (Winter), the handsome guy in the three-piece suit is Bill Knutson '82, then … three-piece (my roommate Mike Malouf '82) and I were on our way to a string quartet concert in Beckman Auditorium at … typically upped their attire a bit for such events. On our way out to Pasadena, we stopped briefly at a dorm mixer …
… experience studying abroad, I would still say that it’s always challenging and enriching to live and learn in a host culture. Many thoughts and questions wandered through my mind before I arrived at Oxy. For … instance, I worried about falling asleep during classes or meetings around large groups of my peers. I was concerned …
… Illustrations by Remsen Du Bois Bird | With Commentary by Jonathan Veitch Remsen Bird is one of my favorite … since our public celebration began last April, Bird himself was born on Jan. 3, 1888—and thus would have been 125 this … must now gird up our loins for the discovery of somewhere near $58,000 for current expenses beyond the normal sources …
… majors from the Class of 2020 working in a wide range of media, including sculpture, ceramics, performance art, … from which a yonic coil oozes in delicate equilibrium. Monumental and exuberant, Effulgence fuses out societal gender … of ceramic works fired in a mix of pit firing and American raku styles. These vessels evoke familiar organic …
… Oxy in the spring of 2017. A family friend of mine was a senior on Oxy’s volleyball team and her mom told my … team. I have been playing volleyball since fourth grade and was looking to continue my volleyball career in college. I … was more important than a sport. Occidental was perfect for me in so many ways. The academic prestige and unique …
… new academic year, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. shared some unexpected news with the Occidental community: “I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a … aftermath of his announcement, “The community’s response was wonderful,” he says. “The compassion and empathy I’ve …
… later, sitting in the living room of Shearer’s mother’s home in Brentwood, my 24 classmates and I listened as Clinton, … luminaries to campus, including former Secretary of State Warren Christopher; Admiral William Fallon, former head of … each other since they met at a pub in Oxford when Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar in 1969. Shearer served as a senior …