Chuck Fortlage (25) Nov 20, 2009
He attended Occidental College and was a member of the SAE fraternity. Upon graduation he served during the Korean War with the United States Coast Guard on a buoy tender stationed in Ketchican, Alaska. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
New Tour Explores 'Obama's New York' Nov 17, 2009
Obama completed his college degree at Columbia University in 1983, having transferred there as a junior from Occidental College in Los Angeles. After college, he worked in Harlem for the New York Public Interest Research Group, a job that led to community organizing in Chicago. (Fox News)
Toreros host Occidental in Exhibition this Saturday Nov 6, 2009
The USD men's basketball team, under the direction of 3rd-year head coach , will play host to Occidental College this coming Saturday, November 7th, in a 6 pm contest at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. All tickets are $5 for USD's lone exhibition contest before the regular-season schedule begins next Friday, November 13th, against the Stanford Cardinal. (Usdtoreros.com)
USU sculpture gets a $20,000 tune up Oct 25, 2009
An internationally renowned artist, Baker taught for 30 years at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He died in 1997 at age 66. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Obama should make his birth certificate public Oct 20, 2009
Is this the same Obama who applied for a foreign student loan from Occidental College using his stepfather s last name. Has Obama pulled off the biggest con in world history. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Aztec Cross Country Heads to Northridge Invitational Friday Oct 16, 2009
12 in region), and Cal State Los Angeles, the 25th-ranked team in Division II. Other teams scheduled to race include Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, the host Matadors, Occidental College, USC, Westmont College, and numerous club teams and unattached runners. Last weekend, San Diego State finished seventh of 13 at the UC San Diego Triton Classic. (Goaztecs.com)
Presidential concerns Oct 1, 2009
I read in a paper that President Obama read five books while he was on vacation. I was away and when I got home I found several folded papers between my storm and front door. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Wheres proof of Obamas birth place? Sep 30, 2009
McCain rightful president wrote on Sep 28, 2009 9:07 AM:" why cant we see Obama's records to prove what passport he used, and how he entered Occidental college as an exchange student from Indonesia ? Obama sealed the records, hmmm. oh yeah, you voted for him, so that makes it all right. and ridicule any investigation too, thats not american honey. ". McCain rightful president wrote on Sep 28, 2009 9:05 AM:" yes Orly Taitz is the lawyer in the lawsuit, she is a true american hero. and the acorn... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Barack Obama Biography Sep 26, 2009
Barack went to Occidental College in Los Angeles after high school. He transferred to Columbia University in New York and graduated with a political science degree in 1983. (Suite101.com)
ACORN's hard growth Sep 19, 2009
"[ACORN] has given a voice to people who would otherwise be politically powerless," said Peter Dreier, a professor of public policy at Occidental College in Los Angeles who has written about ACORN's work. "And it's rubbed the powerful forces in American society -- particularly the Republican Party and big business -- the wrong way.". (News & Observer)
Obama should prove hes a natural born citizen Sep 18, 2009
" college application wrote on Sep 16, 2009 1:40 AM:" Why did Obama put that he was a foreign national on his Occidental College application when he was looking for aid money. Why has he kept all of his college transcripts away from the public. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Going all-in 74 Bullpups: Prepare to party Sep 13, 2009
Quite the day last Saturday for Hanford's Aaron Stanton, a senior at Occidental College. The Hanford West High School grad had two interceptions, one returned 70 yards for a touchdown and the other setting up a 53-yard touchdown pass as Occidental defeated Menlo College in Atherton 17-0 in the season opener. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Obama's Allies: Keep Gov't. Insurance Option Sep 4, 2009
"I understand the impulse to regroup and scale back but I think it's premature," said Peter Dreier, an Occidental College professor of public policy who served on the Obama campaign's urban policy task force and did some training in Los Angeles for Camp Obama. "I'm not against compromise when it is necessary, but you have to test the power of the opposition first and I don't think that's happened yet.". (ABC News)
Trouble in Liberal Land Sep 3, 2009
If the Post is so concerned about the fitness of McDonnell for governor because of what he wrote in a single thesis, why hasn't it been similarly aggressive in rooting out Barack Obama's records from Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard. And does anyone -- especially McDonnell's opponent -- want to run on a pro-fornication platform. (Townhall.com)
Congressman considering lawsuit against Obama over birth certificate... Aug 25, 2009
I have a suggestion about how to shut them up and make them all look ridiculous: Simply instruct your staff to order the release of the following: * The original, long-form birth certificate, not the short-form certification of live birth, which is obviously subject to claims of fraud; * All your school records dating back to kindergarten; * Your Occidental College records and transcripts; * Your Columbia University records and transcripts including your thesis papers; * Your Harvard Law School... (The Drudge Report)
8/21-9/20: 'Ugly Duckling' Aug 21, 2009
The 19-year old Phoenix resident is about to start her second year at Occidental College in Los Angeles, majoring in French and in diplomacy and world affairs. She decided to come home to direct Desert Stages Theatre's beloved children's production, "The Ugly Duckling," a play she first was in when she was 10 years old. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Obama Birth Flap Reopens Older Controversy Aug 18, 2009
by roscoe2400 August 17, 2009 9:15 AM EDTHere's another nut case who fails to understand the term 'natural born" US citizen.'Natural born' citizen refers to a person either born in the USA or born of a parent who is an American. A citizen who isn't a 'natural born' citizen is one who has studied and taken a test and then gone through the citizenship ceremony and been awarded the rights of citizenship by our government. by socalsage August 17, 2009 9:00 AM EDT 86 44 by o_the_potus August 17, 2009... (CBS News)
Incentives to Be Key In Housing Debate (1) Aug 10, 2009
Peter Dreier, chair of the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College and the former housing director for the city of Boston, argues that a slowed development market is actually ideal for creating a new policy. "This is exactly the right time to impose new ground rules," he said. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Obama must open up government Aug 7, 2009
attilla wrote on Aug 6, 2009 9:28 AM:" As long as we are on the subject of transparency, perhaps President B-O could be more forthcoming with the following documents that are MIA. Mr. President, I know you are busy running up the largest budget deficit in the history of the country, but if you get a minute could you dig up the following and shed a little light for us?1. Occidental College records -- Not released2. Columbia College records -- Not released3. Columbia Thesis paper -- Not... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Metro State names provost Jul 30, 2009
Golich holds a doctorate in international relations from the University of Southern California, a master s degree from California State University-Fullerton, and a bachelor s degree from Occidental College. denvernews@bizjournals. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
"Historians" For Obama Jul 30, 2009
The college transcripts from Occidental College that Obama wont release. The transcripts from Columbia that Obama wont release. (Townhall.com)
SC Johnson Fund awards scholarships to Young Leaders Jul 28, 2009
Sriramya Gainedi graduated from the Prairie School to attend Occidental College in Los Angeles. Julie Hantschel graduated from St. Catherine s High School to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring as a nurse practitioner. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Schieffer on the Real Teachable Moment Jul 27, 2009
Selective Service Registration -- Released -- Counterfeit Occidental College records -- Not released Passport -- Not released and records scrubbed clean by Obama's terrorism and intelligence adviser. Columbia College records -- Not released Columbia thesis -- "Soviet Nuclear Disarmament" -- Not released Harvard College records -- Not released Harvard Law Review articles -- None. (CBS News)
Chris Matthews Wrong on Obama Birth Certificate Jul 23, 2009
Obama ignored requests for his records from Occidental College, where he studied for two years before transferring to Columbia University. Obamas campaign refused to give Columbia, where he earned an undergraduate degree in political science, permission to release his transcripts. (Newsmax)
Why does Palin bother progressives so much? Jul 17, 2009
" Yes, I'm not as obsessed with Palin as you left wing Obama worshippers are. Proof of Clayson's article. I wish we as a nation knew as much about our president, like the stuff I such as: ....his kindergarten records, his Punahou school records, his Occidental College records, his Columbia University records, his Columbia thesis, his Harvard Law School records, his Harvard Law Review articles, his scholarly articles from the University of Chicago, his passport, his medical records, his files... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
UPDATE: Deployment order revoked for soldier challenging Obama's birthplace... Jul 16, 2009
for Obama includes his kindergarten records, his Punahou school records, his Occidental College records, his Columbia University records, his Columbia thesis, his Harvard Law School records, his Harvard Law Review articles, his scholarly articles from the University of Chicago, his passport, his medical records, his files from his years as an Illinois state senator, his Illinois State Bar Association records, any baptism records, and his adoption records. Note: Members of the news media wishing... (The Drudge Report)
Top scholarship to Kamehameha grad Jul 15, 2009
Nanea Fujiyama will be much more than an accidental student when she attends Occidental College in California this fall ... Hi'ilani Aiona (Hana), Portland State; Kristy Alama (Kamehameha), Stanford; Theresa Austin (Punahou), Allegheny College; Eva Avery (Hilo), Hawai'i-Manoa; Benjie Allan Baclig (Waimea), Pennsylvania; Lanaya Bertilacci (Pahoa), Chaminade; Beaumont Brians (Kaiser), Hamilton College; Aaron Bright (Moanalua), USC; Allison Brown (Kealakehe), San Diego State; Jordan Brown (Kaiser),... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Should Sarah Palin pursue the GOP presidential nomination? Jul 13, 2009
Ken wrote on Jul 12, 2009 1:19 PM:" Sharon- Whats the matter, are you a Palin hater or what? I asked a simple question that Palin haters have been avoiding. Why didnt you just answer the question? Take a chill pill, gees!Gander- You left out Occidental College. That means he hopped around to 3 different colleges. And I will take someone with executive experience over a degree any day. Since when does what college you went to apply as a qualification for president?And "To ken"- THAT was... (Sioux City Journal)
Obama urges patience on economic stimulus plan Jul 13, 2009
Whats He Hiding wrote on Jul 12, 2009 7:49 PM:" WND has reported that the documentation not yet available for Obama includes his kindergarten records, his Punahou school records, his Occidental College records, his Columbia University records, his Columbia thesis, his Harvard Law School records, his Harvard Law Review articles, his scholarly articles from the University of Chicago, his passport, his medical records, his files from his years as an Illinois state senator, his Illinois State Bar... (Santa Maria Times)
Our own view of China Jul 9, 2009
" I don't bother with Rolling Stone magazine polls. Rasmussen, and even Gallup are showing slips.Also:We still don't have his birth certificate. We don't have his Selective Service registration. We still don't have his passport and travel trail. We still don't have any of his records from Occidental College. We still don't have the rest of his Columbia records. We still don't have his Harvard papers none, zip, zilch, nada. ". xdfred wrote on Jul 8, 2009 1:07 PM:" Stana wrote on Jul 8, 2009... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Happy Fourth!!! Jul 5, 2009
Then on to Occidental College where he matriculated as Barry Soetoro, a foreign national. It was when he transferred to Columbia University in New York City in a cloud of mystery that he assumed the Obama persona -- leaving nothing in his wake but foot prints. (Slate)
Donors Find a Home in Obama's Ambassador Corps... Jul 4, 2009
Mr. Obama's ambassadorial nominees include Kentucky Internet executive Matthew Barzun, an Obama fundraiser, for Sweden; Colorado businessman Vinai Thummalapally, the president's roommate at Occidental College, for Belize; and Howard W. Gutman, who pulled together a half million dollars in Obama contributions, for Belgium. The Court of St. James's in London would get Mr. Susman, the former investment banker, who bundled at least $100,000 from donors for Mr. Obama's presidential run and $300,000... (The Drudge Report)
'I DON'T [SMOKE] IN FRONT OF MY KIDS'... Jun 24, 2009
A smoking 'struggle' - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com. " "Am I a daily, a constant smoker. (The Drudge Report)
Obama: Can't Let U.S. Be "Foil" For Tehran Jun 23, 2009
Occidental College records -- Not released2. Columbia College records -- Not released3. (CBS News)
Needham Neighbors (June 18) Jun 17, 2009
He plans to attend Occidental College in Los Angeles in the fall. Rubin graduates from Dana Hall School. (Needham Tab, MA)
Academic Achievers Jun 4, 2009
Andrew De Block of Wenham, a 2006 graduate of Hamilton-Wenham High School, has been named student body president of Occidental College in Eagle Rock, Calif. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Donald De Block and Janice Holton of Wenham. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Donald E. Rounds Jun 2, 2009
After his discharge, he completed a bachelor s degree in 1951 at Occidental College in Eagle Rock. Calif. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Photos show a young, 'cool' Obama May 29, 2009
Which is why budding photographer Lisa Jack knew the moment she saw Barack Obama walk into the campus snack shop at Los Angeles' Occidental College in 1980 that she had to get the freshman in front of a camera. "I was doing portraits of fellow students, the cool people on campus," Jack, a slender, 49-year-old bundle of energy, recalled this week as she stood in a West Hollywood photo gallery surrounded by framed black-and-white photos of the president as a young man. (AZCentral -- News)
NYT: Abortion backers uneasy on Sotomayor May 28, 2009
May 27: In 1980 student photographer Lisa Jack took pictures of the future president when he was an Occidental College student. Carey Berglund reports for NBC News. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Henry VIII reigns supreme May 17, 2009
"Barack Obama: The Freshman": Twenty-nine years ago, Lisa Jack was an undergraduate at Occidental College in Los Angeles. A budding photographer, she asked a fellow student if she could take his portrait. (Boston Globe)
Five Lions Head to Georgia Tech Invite May 15, 2009
85 in the 5000m in his race at Occidental College and is already the school record-holder in the 1500m, having run 3:54. 17 earlier this year. (Lmulions.com)
133 students graduate at NMSU-Grants May 13, 2009
I then went to Occidental College in California, where I found that I was attracted to mathematics, although I had started as a philosophy student, and got a Bachelor's degree in math, he said. While at Occidental, Dixon had the opportunity to study in Budapest, Hungary, where he was exposed to a radically different culture. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Toreros Finish Strong in Final Track Meet May 12, 2009
- The University of San Diego women's track team competed in their final track meet of the 2009 season as the Toreros traveled to Occidental College to face high quality division one competition. Freshman led the team with a gold-medal finish in the 800 meter run that broke the USD school record. (Usdtoreros.com)
Keokuk Kiwanis Club recognizes 12 students for academic achievement May 8, 2009
This year's SAA recipients and they colleges and universities they plan to attend are: Daniel Lohman, Central College, Pella; Emily Barrett, Columbia College, Chicago; Olivia Vandenberg, Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif. Lindsay Nash, Simpson College, Indianola; Kali Kircher, Coe College, Cedar Rapids; Jessica Hayes, University of Iowa, Iowa City; Aaron Zetterlund, Wartburg College, Waverly; Abigail Kline, University of Iowa; Katelyn Bitting, Quincy College, Quincy, Ill. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Jack Kemp, football star, key figure in GOP shift on economics May 4, 2009
He went instead to Occidental College in Los Angeles, which years later would briefly be the academic home of Barack Obama. A bright but unmotivated student, he earned a degree in physical education. (Boston Globe)
Remembering Jack Kemp May 4, 2009
Having majored in physical education at California's Occidental College, the Buffalo Bills great read the works of Milton Friedman and von Hayek between games. In Congress, he honed his pro-free market views through long discourse with economists such as Arthur Laffer (whose famous "Laffer curve" on tax cuts was pivotal to the tax cuts Kemp first championed in the 1990's. (Human Events Online)
Background on the Life of Jack Kemp May 3, 2009
1957: graduated from Occidental College with a degree in physical education. 1957-1970: was a professional football quarterback, most notably with the Buffalo Bills. (Fox News)
San Diego Celebrates Senior Day at UCSD Apr 28, 2009
The Toreros finish up the season at the Occidental College Track Meet on Saturday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m. in Eagle Rock, California. . (Usdtoreros.com)
Diamondbacks pay tribute to Jackie Apr 16, 2009
Burch is in her first year at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and her scholarship is funded by the D-backs through the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Javone Craig, Sellam Meskel, Kandyce Miller and Blaine Rutledge of the Boys Club of Metropolitan Phoenix and Precious Wilson and Kevin Martinez of the Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley were recognized as Boys and Girls Club's Youth of the Year. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
Wilbert Tatum, 76, publisher of black newspaper in NYC Mar 2, 2009
Mr. Tatum, a New York City native, held degrees from Lincoln University and Occidental College, served in the Marines, and was a longtime community activist, businessman, and journalist. A member of a group that purchased the Amsterdam News in 1971, he rose to become board chairman and editor in chief, took majority control of the paper in 1982, and bought out the last investor in July 1996. (Boston Globe)
Mrs. H.E. Wilson, mogul? Feb 16, 2009
P. Gabrielle Foreman is a distinguished visiting professor of Africana studies at Bowdoin College and professor of English and American studies at Occidental College. She is co-editor of an updated 150th anniversary edition of "Our Nig," due out this year. (Boston Globe)
PHOTOS: 7 Major "Missing Links" Since Darwin Feb 12, 2009
"Acanthostega and Tiktaalik have taken this to a new level," said geologist Donald Prothero, of Occidental College in Los Angeles. The discoveries of these and other "missing link" species have helped dispel what Darwin called perhaps "the most obvious and gravest objection which can be urged against my theory" of evolution--the former lack of transitional fossil species. (National Geographic)
'Missing Links' Reveal Truth About Evolution Feb 12, 2009
These animals sound wild, but which is far from complete is full of them nonetheless, as documented by Occidental College geologist Donald Prothero in his book "Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters" (Columbia University Press, 2007). Prothero discussed those fossils last month at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, along with transitional fossils that were announced since the book was published, including the "fishibian" and the "frogamander.". (Fox News)
Mystery portrait is a model, not Obama Feb 8, 2009
He lived in Los Angeles in the early 1980s when he attended Occidental College. Hobelein said she gave many of her father's works away when she moved six years ago to Oxnard Harbor, but she cannot remember who received the "Obama" portrait. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Payton Jordan; coached famed '68 US track team Feb 8, 2009
In 1946, he coached track and football at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Although Occidental had fewer than 1,000 students, Mr. Jordan made it a national power in track and field. (Boston Globe)
