Anna Beatty

21 Articles

Opinion: Alysa Liu is redefining success in figure skating

I have been a fan of figure skating for years. I am in no way a skater myself. I stepped on the ice rink...

Ye Old Market brings axes and dancing to the Academic Quad

Occidental Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement (SLICE) brought students back in time Oct. 24 on the Academic Quad with the Old Market. Occidental’s own...

Opinion: Long distance saved my relationship and me

As a hopeless romantic, I used to believe relationships were supposed to be carefree. I thought if you were meant to be with someone,...

Athletes of the Week Cover and Hughes lead their teams to the finish line

Megan Cover Holding a steady pace at the Oct. 19 Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, Megan Cover (junior) placed 23rd out of 80 in the 6K, earning a...

Opinion: A Chinese adoptee’s continual and bittersweet reckoning with a life lost

I’ve always known I was adopted. It’s hard not to when your parents look nothing like you. My family occasionally gets stares in public, but...

Julie Tanaka to depart from Special Collections and urges students to ‘stay curious’

Julie Tanaka, Director of Special Collections and College Archives, has three mantras for every Occidental student: stay curious, be open and keep asking questions....

Editorial: From pop to psychedelic rock, our editors list their albums of the year

"The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" by Chappell Roan Kawena Jacobs (Arts and Culture editor) When you think of a pop song, most envision...

Opinion: This ‘Chinese Cowgirl’ finds her place in the third culture

I like to refer to myself as "The Chinese Cowgirl," joking about the weird mishmash of cultures I grew up in. I was born...