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… It’s been nearly 40 years since a laid-back 18-year-old from Honolulu named Barry Obama ’83 first stepped onto the Occidental campus. He was a fan of Jimi Hendrix, hung out in the Cooler, and did a … As Occidental welcomes its first Obama Scholars to campus, program …
… By Samantha B. Bonar '90 | Photo by Jim Block It was when The Audacity of Hope met the audacity of youth. Recent graduate Sara El-Amine '07 was contemplating her future and leaning toward law school … Obama campaign at ground zero as a bilingual volunteer in Iowa. Having organized thousands of volunteers as a Washington …
… Presidential Inauguration Address October 24, 2009 I want to begin by thanking you: distinguished speakers, invited guests, my esteemed predecessors to this office, members of the faculty, … How then to symbolize the authority of the office? When it was revealed to me that we did not have the traditional …
… As a high school junior from Fullerton, Meredith Mason Garcia ’68 “fell in love with Oxy in the … Garcia applied to Oxy as an early decision candidate. “I was over the moon with excitement when I got my letter of … misleading to convey the impression that statistical data was not important,” he wrote, “but in most cases interesting …
… Derek Jimenez ’27 can sum up his Occidental experience in one word: … environmental policy double major from Wellesley, Mass. He was raised by a single mother and grew up in … families can feel pride. A milestone in Derek’s journey was a summer research experience on Chicane muralism and its …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? I applied for the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Swahili in Tanzania because it offers an intensive, immersive learning experience in a Swahili-speaking country. … Bernadette Robinson '25 was awarded the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to learn …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? I applied for the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Swahili in Tanzania because it offers an intensive, immersive learning experience in a Swahili-speaking country. … Bernadette Robinson '25 was awarded the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to learn …
… horrific terrorist attacks and Israel’s declaration of war that followed. Let me affirm that this administration condemns the unspeakable atrocities committed by Hamas. The world is watching as a humanitarian catastrophe worsens in Gaza. This … we rely on each other for mutual comfort in difficult times. …
… The Dean’s Award winners are selected by Dean of Students Vivian Garay … in consultation with others at the College, and the award recognizes a select number of exceptional seniors who, through their activities, have been the embodiment of the College’s four cornerstones of Equity, …