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![Kaoi Kuroiwa, 21, concentrates on an English exam at Marymount College in Palos Verdes. The private two-year college wants to build dorms on campus, but community opposition is preventing it.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/05bb9b6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x391+0+0/resize/586x391!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2F7f%2Fd85513c431527a1206397e8844a0%2Fla-me-marrymount05-kksn0wnc.jpg)
Kaoi Kuroiwa, 21, concentrates on an English exam at Marymount College in Palos Verdes. The private two-year college wants to build dorms on campus, but community opposition is preventing it. (Christina House / For The Times)
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Student Erika Neubauer, 31, relaxes on a bench before class near land where the college had hoped to build dorms. (Christina House / For The Times)
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Students wait for a shuttle bus to take them from campus to their living quarters. (Christina House / For The Times)
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Yen Chu gives a speech in class at Marymount College. (Christina House / For The Times)
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A student passes by a religious image at Marymount College in Palos Verdes. The private two-year college wants to build dorms on campus, but community opposition is preventing it. (Christina House / For The Times)