Three things CSO has given to me

In the following video blog, Joseph Dingman acknowledges how CSO has helped him financially, provided him with recognition, and allowed him to think introspectively about his college experience.

Finding the perfect college fit

CSO Opportunity Scholarship blogger and Occidental College sophomore Joe Dingman talks about how he knew Occidental was the perfect college home for him. Check out his video here!

Flash Cards!

Big Surprise: Finals time was stressful.  Couple that with the other assignments that have been looming at the end of the syllabus and everyone can tell you the time is overwhelming.  For a while though I thought I had it beat.  Every semester I get better at...

Oxy Year II

Well, the semester is in full swing.  Here at Oxy, midterm season is within a week of reaching its peak.  A Thursday night in the library is evidence of so much.  My friends were riotously dancing at a school-sponsored concert (RA-RA-RIOT) several weeks back, and...

Saturdays Around Erdman

Erdman is my dorm.  I wake up here every day with the utmost consistency.  Here’s how it happened today: “BAng ! Bang !”  One fast rapping series of knuckle bumps from the bottom to the top and a “Joe!” from my friend later, and I had...