<p>With the allure of LA, and it being in such close proximity, I wonder if the campus evacuates ont he weekends.</p>
<p>Also, is there any interaction between little Oxy and the large Univeristies -- USC, UCLA etc.?</p>
<p>With few exceptions, I think Oxy is a unique LAC in a big metropolitan area. I can only think of Swarthmore or Haverford as being in similar predicaments. And, because of that fact, I wonder if the city swallows some of the college experience and removes some of the luster of the campus community.</p>
<p>Vassar kids tend to empty out hte college on weekends and go to NYC.
Haven't heard anything about Oxy doing that... I heard the opposite...that kids DON"T go to the beach or LA much ...they jsut stay on campus...or follow the rugby team to Vegas for a major tournament etc. (true!)
From what we've heard, the student population is close-knit and hangs together -- either everyone picking up and going to a big sports event or everyone hanging on campus. HOWEVER...this is just what I've heard from people who go there.</p>
<p>When I stayed overnight recently, most of the kids said they tended to stay on campus during the weekends.</p>
<p>"I think Oxy is a unique LAC in a big metropolitan area. I can only think of Swarthmore or Haverford as being in similar predicaments."</p>
<p>Yeah, LACs in urban areas are few and far between -- some others that come to mind are Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Macalester, and U of Chicago.</p>