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Diversity Grades:
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Especially after looking at other colleges, Occidental is a truly diverse school. The numbers that are given out by the admissions staff can be verified just by walking through the quad at lunch and seeing a multitude of people that one would have a very hard time finding at another school. However, many people do complain that while there are a lot of “diverse people” at Oxy, the level of multiculturalism is nowhere near what it could be. Unfortunately, as is the same at many other schools, some complain about a lack of interaction between different groups of people, that there is no real diversity because people of different minorities tend to stick with others of the same ethnic background. Oxy does have diversity and makes serious efforts to both promote it to the students and increase it in curriculum and student life. It is not as perfect as it is made out to be, though, as many students have complained of a dropping number of minority students being admitted, and a lack of diversity in the upper levels of the administration that seriously challenges the values the school preaches. Some students are satisfied with the amount of diversity at Occidental, whereas others want to see a vast improvement.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
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Oxy used to be as diverse as it...
Oxy used to be as diverse as it claimed to be, but that’s been disappearing. More rich, white students are being admitted, and the level of diversity is dropping because of that. |
Anonymous says: |
Most of what makes the diversity...
Most of what makes the diversity at this school so great is the emphasis that the administration, especially the faculty, puts on nurturing cultural clubs and events throughout the year. |
Anonymous says: |
Everyone at Oxy talks about...
Everyone at Oxy talks about diversity, but it’s not as great as the administration makes it out be. I think we could be a lot closer to diversity if they would make a real effort for it. |
Anonymous says: |
Diversity at Oxy is great. If the...
Diversity at Oxy is great. If the college I transferred from had what Oxy did, it would have been hard to leave. |
Anonymous says: |
There are a lot of diverse groups...
There are a lot of diverse groups of people at Oxy, but there’s very little interaction between those groups. You see different ethnic and social backgrounds, but you never see them hang out with each other. |
FactsEconomic Status
Since Oxy is a private institution, most students are upper-class or upper-middle-class, but there is a very large number of less privileged students as well.
Gay Pride
There are many clubs and activities on campus that show an active and openly gay community that is a cornerstone to the rest of the school.
Minority Clubs
There are several minority clubs that are very active on campus, in particular the Asian-Pacific Islander Alliance that hosts many large events throughout the year, the Black Students Alliance, which is well known by all students, and other smaller clubs such as the Persian Students Club, the Chinese Culture Club, and Hillel that are all very active on campus.
Most Common Religions
The Oxy Office for Religious and Spiritual Life lists several popular religion-based clubs, including Hillel Jewish Campus Comminuty, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Progressive Christians Uniting, the Muslim Student Association, and the Buddhist Meditation Group, among many others.
Political Activity
There are two main political clubs, the College Democrats and College Republicans, of which the Republicans are the most active, despite the rest of the school's very strong leaning to the left.
Did You Know?The school has an impressive array of highly established cultural clubs that carry on the multicultural tradition year after year. Cultural events occur throughout the year from many different clubs with a large degree of faculty support.
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