Tag: politics
Opinion: Desperation and delusion — I watched Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview...
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin, Feb. 6, 2024, claiming his goal was to get Putin’s side of the story. Unlike...
Former councilmember Mike Bonin is one of Occidental’s newest professors
Mike Bonin is one of Occidental's newest professors and a previous member of the Los Angeles City Council and LA County Metro Board of...
Community responds to Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo’s DUI arrest ahead of CD-14...
California District 52 Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) was arrested on Nov. 3 in Montecito Heights for suspicion of drunk driving, according to The...
Judge John Owens tells Occidental students ‘the sky’s the limit’
Facing rows of students with notepads and bright computers, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John Owens sat beside his three current federal law clerks....
Adam Kinzinger speaks as Jack Kemp Distinguished Lecturer
Adam Kinzinger, former U.S. Rep. (R-Ill) and senior political commentator on CNN, spoke to a crowd at Thorne Hall at Occidental College Sept. 3...
City council member-elect Eunisses Hernandez wants to ‘bring more community into...
It was Nov. 8, Election Day, and Eunisses Hernandez, member-elect of the LA City Council, said she was worried about folks not showing up...
Opinion: @endthemandate shows us we need to fix how we talk...
It was a quiet summer morning, and I was enjoying my last couple days of laziness before the term began. I checked my Instagram,...
Opinion: Geopolitical tensions surrounding Beijing Olympics amplified by biased media reporting
I cannot, in good faith, call myself an avid fan or spectator of the Winter Olympics. California born and raised, I’m deeply unqualified to...
Opinion: Are professors and politics a good mix?
Focus on the feeling you get when someone drops a hot political take you don’t agree with. It usually kicks down the mood by...
Opinion: Mindfulness, politics and appreciating the quiet
I began meditating just about a year ago, and it has become an integral part of my daily routine. The purpose of meditation is...