Tag: graduation
Anxiety, excitement, seniors, are you ready to graduate?
As graduation approaches, many seniors find themselves reflecting on their plans for the future, the lessons that can be learned from the past and the...
Lessons Learned: How to find peace in the unknown
College has unsurprisingly been the best experience of my life — but not in the clichéd partying-five-nights-a-week and regret-filled reckless whirlwind many get to experience....
Lessons Learned: How to learn from yourself
I often look back on my 18-year-old self as being a child. She was one in a lot of ways — naive, nervous, open-minded and idealistic. But...
Letter from an almost graduate
In the wise words of Miley Cyrus, four years ago "I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan” ready...
Senior commencement postponed, ensuring the class of 2020 is celebrated
President Jonathan Veitch announced April 3 that the class of 2020 senior commencement — originally scheduled for May 17 at the Remsen Bird Hillside Theater on campus —...
“Being a student kind of feels like it’s on the back...
Over spring break, Ian Van Dusen (senior) went backpacking in Canyonlands National Park in Utah with five friends and no cell service. For three...
Senior athletes Oppermann, Lee and DeWitz say goodbye to their teams...
With 25 percent of all Occidental students playing on one of the school's 21 athletic teams, each spring teams say goodbye to a substantial number of Tigers. Three...
Hameetman Career Center hosts second all-time career fair
The Hameetman Career Center (HCC) hosted the Oxy Career Fair Feb. 19 on the Johnson Student Center Quad. The fair featured 58 booths, including...