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… Last fall, attorney Michael White ’76 read a Los Angeles Times story about USC’s plans to award diplomas posthumously to 120 Japanese American students deprived of a USC degree during World War II. The story prompted him to research Oxy’s own wartime … to the College supports the curation of its Japanese American Relocation Collection …
… the results of the 2016 presidential election took nearly everyone by surprise—even Oxy's 14 Campaign Semester students, who worked on the front lines in local, … said Mackenzie Bretz '18, a politics major from Edmonds, Wash. Bretz campaigned in Miami for Democratic challenger …
… When Sharp came to Oxy in the early 1990s, it was not long after the … and the subsequent 1992 L.A. riots, which he remembers watching on television from his living room in his … Sam Sharp was drawn to Occidental for its diversity and the political energy he experienced on campus. It was the origin of a passion for equity and justice work that …
… As the spring semester comes to a close, I hope you will take a moment to review the … of available resources and additional information. As always, Occidental College remains committed to our …
… as we were back within range of civilization. "Since it was dark, I cant find the hole," "Bonnie forever changed my … with much energy and naive optimism, we were totally unaware of what Mother Ocean had in store for us. The first two trawls, all over 450 meters deep, were just a piece of sea-star cake for the crew …
… I had always assumed that I would pursue a semester abroad as a part of my … so attached to, my friends, and the campus organizations I was involved in didn’t seem so desirable. I was very much in … When I was beginning my education at Oxy, I was extremely interested in studying abroad. …
… In the beginning, there was Pong. Half a century ago, Sunnyvale-based Atari Corp. launched the videogame industry with a simple table tennis game—selling more … gaming in the community so that people who are growing up nearby can experience that and say, ‘I want to go to Oxy.’ ” …
… As a skinny, bespectacled sophomore, Tod White ’59 was part of one of the greatest performances in the history of Oxy athletics. At the 1957 L.A. Memorial Coliseum Relays, White ran the first leg of the … at Newport Harbor High School in Orange County, where he was California state champion in the mile. Self-discipline, …
… look alike. We don't sound alike. The aim of this project was to make people challenge their own internal ideas of … black dredlocks that come down well past his shoulders. "Nearly every day, someone might touch my hair, or ask me … to Oxy." In response to those who would suggest that the protesters must hate Occidental, Riley retorts, "Here's a group …
… campuses. A total of 51 schools have signed on as inaugural members, and recruitment of additional members is … of using accrued vacation during this time off. As we are nearing the half-way point of this academic year, I would like to share this …