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… Hannah Tawadrous A week into the fall semester, Hannah Tawadrous eagerly checked out Occidental’s Involvement Fair, … professionally with the Zurich and Boston ballets. MJ is setting her sights high: She ultimately wants to get a …
… Brown may be the least recognizable cover subject in the award's 87-year history. He jokes with staff about how his … Cliffs, N.J., and additional support from Oxy, she set out to do it. How hard could it be? As it turned out, an … emergencies, as well as the removal of the dead. Manager Kabah Travally's office has a great view of Jacob Town, an …
… in 1960 as an assistant professor of philosophy, his impact was immediate. A straight-A graduate of Occidental, the … of law, it clarifies your thinking. "What was so remarkable about him was that he was able to distill the basic … attended Steuer's first wedding and brought the newlyweds a set of towels. As a young man, Steuer entertained the …
… Bill Buckner in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, Varelas was there. When quarterback Vince Young led Texas to a … Rose Bowl—the highest-rated BCS game in TV history—Varelas was in the stands with a Longhorns contingent, playfully … together, that's why he's been so successful." At the outset, Varelas says, he envisioned his career in four steps: …
… how the College is emerging from the pandemic and “where we want to go from here,” he says. “I believe this Inauguration … make me happy.” As April 23 draws near, “I’m looking forward to celebrating Oxy.” Occidental: You spent your first … one of the joys of the job. In planning for Homecoming, we set up tables and umbrellas around the Quad. After I talked …
… Introduction With the worldwide reactions and protests set off by the tragic death of George Floyd last year, the … Emerging out of the coronavirus crisis and looking toward the future of the College, our ability to achieve and … justice issues is a complex one, with the College not always on the side of promoting equality. It is important to …
… cognitive science; minors: CTSJ , Public Health What was your motivation to major in cognitive science? I came to … I began studying the brain more deeply, I realized that was where my true fascination lay. I wanted to understand … working with different professors—whether it be in a class setting or in research opportunities—who have supported me …
… Hochschild Hometown: Berkeley, CA Major: politics What was your motivation to major in politics? During my first … face in L.A. As my perspective broadened, I began looking toward the larger policies that needed to change, and became … and I am confident that these combined experiences have set me up to be able to understand my own politicization and …
… medals, earned flying planes in North Africa during World War II. Barker's grandfather served in the Army, and his … father in the Air Force. You could say the military had always been in Barker's orbit. After high school, the Santa … times be draining, she said that Oxy has taught her how to set her boundaries and identify her own needs as well. “To …
… the sciences, and one of the most important parts of that was the professors,” adds Blankenchip, a second-year Ph.D. student in biomedical sciences at UC San Diego. There was a time at Oxy that she wanted to “grow up and be just … about creating equity in the classroom and in a research setting,” Navarro says. “People come to college and consider …