Student Voices is a blog where current students write about various experiences including academics, sports, student groups, study abroad, and other extracurricular activities. Hear what our students have to say!
This spring semester, The Green Bean, Oxy鈥檚 student-run coffee shop, returned to our campus bringing joy and incredible lattes with it. Hear from Green Bean manager Johnna Munsen 鈥22 about why she loves it and what incoming and current students can look forward to!
Hear how James Henderson 鈥22 spent this past year battling the pandemic on the front-lines on and off campus.
Wondering how you can put your networking skills to the test? Curious about internship opportunities at Oxy? Kerr Gebreselassie 鈥22 and Maahir Uttman 鈥23 detail their own internship experience with 91爆料鈥檚 John Parke Young Initiative and InternLA programs.
It can be stressful trying to balance everything as a member of the Oxy鈥檚 women鈥檚 soccer team and a Biology major, but with a lot of planning and support Kia Mackey 鈥22 has made them integral parts of her Oxy experience.
One of the most popular jobs for students is Oxy鈥檚 student calling program, Telefund, which supports the Oxy Fund. Alexis Chang 鈥25 shared about her experience working for Telefund, also known as the best-paying job on campus.
Ruby Ferehawk 鈥21 sat down with fellow transfer student Micah Wilson 鈥22 to discuss his experience transferring to Oxy as a sophomore in Spring 2020.
The moment I found out I got into Oxy Early Decision I, I felt so much joy and relief. I had put so much hard work into getting my Oxy application together with the essays and preparing for the ACT. After this big accomplishment, the next step in the process was to find a roommate.
The following is an interview detailing how Tzu Kit Chan 鈥23 and MAMA Club work to achieve their 鈥済oal to inform, inspire, and infect club members to expand their musical taste and horizons while developing a profound appreciation for music.鈥
My name is Kat Chodaczek, and I鈥檓 a first-year planning to major in Media Arts and Culture at Oxy. I grew up just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and have lived there my entire life; the rest of my family hails from various other northeastern states. So how did I end up three thousand miles away at a small liberal arts college in Los Angeles?
I look at this badge hanging on the wall right across from me that says 鈥淎ctivist鈥 from the 鈥淎rmenian Women in Media鈥 panel I recently went to as part of the ANCA鈥檚 (Armenian National Committee of America鈥檚) Grassroots Conference, and I am inspired to share what this activism looks like in my culture and personally.