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… Angeles, with Arctic winds coming from all sides, a four-member team from Occidental plunged their spades into … and glacier expert Darren Larsen, who supervised the nearly two-week project, the team dug holes 10 feet deep in … your hands dirty,” says Larsen, who addresses global warming in his Geo 245 course, Earth’s Climate: Past and …
… Shanda Ness was 23 years old and fresh out of grad school when Dakota … start a softball program at the NAIA-affiliated school. “I was the same age as some of my players,” says Ness, who grew up …
… for your article “A Generation of Greats” (Spring). It took me on a trip down memory lane. When I started at Oxy in the fall of 1978, I had no idea what I wanted to study. But as a freshman in the Collegium, I soon … path required a lot of science and math courses, along the way I managed to fit in two or three terrific philosophy …
… She/Her/Hers Class of 2024 What does well-being mean to you? While well-being is unique to everyone, I see … Educator? My passion for public health initially drew me to becoming a peer health educator, in addition to being … My favorite thing about Oxy is the student body's commitment to social justice and inclusivity as well as our …
… A little bit about me: outside of the classroom, I have served as an Academics … the student government’s Diversity and Equity Board , and I was recently been elected by the entire student body as … much from the professional staff at the HCC that I knew I wanted to work there, share my knowledge with others, and …
… for questions from his students. After deftly clarifying some of the finer points of Buddhist philosophy, he hesitates … atmosphere in which students feel free to ask anything they want. But there is an urgency behind it that reveals an … of religion—having an academic interest in the traditional way that people find meaning in their lives—there is a deep …
… Mikayla met her first academic adviser by chance as a first-year … which they discussed together. “I felt so honored that I was able to engage in that work with him, and also to see … but should keep pondering.” Oxy’s Black Studies major was a big draw for Mikayla. She loves the program’s …
… a cup of coffee, during office hours, or even a home-cooked meal—that separate the good professors from the … conductor, without any of the annoying ego." Arthe Anthony "was that special educator in my life who made, and continues … of Theater Joined Oxy: 1969 Having taught at Occidental for nearly 45 years—the second-longest run in College …
… that technology is creating out in the world," the Times reports. The goal is to make students "consider the … minor in math from Winnetka, Ill., tells the Times that she was worried that computer science would be too hard, but says the way Occidental teaches the material helped her find ways to …
… Affirmation for Upward Bound I was thrilled to read the feature about the Occidental Upward Bound program ( "Onward and Upward," Summer). I was a counselor in the program, and then project … The life-changing properties of Upward Bound and avocados …