Meghan Lee

12 Articles

College finance breakdown: Budgeting for today and 40 years from now

Since 2010, national rates of immediate postsecondary enrollment have seen a steady decrease, which has been exacerbated by the ongoing effects of the pandemic. The...

The Occidental wins Best Newspaper and six other awards from the CCMA

The Occidental received seven awards, including Best Newspaper, from the California College Media Association (CCMA) recognizing excellence in collegiate journalism in the Fall 2021...

Students’ anti-Asian texts create uproar on campus; students demand action

Content warning: This article discusses recently emerged texts between two Occidental students that included genocidal, racist speech toward Asian people.  In December 2020, an Occidental...

Current FEAST Garden staff plan resignation and hiring committee for Spring 2022

Amid accusations of discriminatory hiring practices in the Occidental Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) Garden, current employees are planning to resign as a...

Fall 2021 semester poses “Double Red Zone”

Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault on campus. While moving onto campus for the first time is a celebratory achievement for students...

Donut Friend employees seek voluntary recognition of union

Workers at Donut Friend, a popular donut store with locations in Highland Park and Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA), are organized as Donut Friend United...

‘Empowering a community:’ Filipino American History Month events center art and celebrate culture

Filipino American History Month is celebrated throughout October, and this year, members of the Filipino American arts community in NELA and Historic Filipinotown have...

Six new NELA businesses brave the pandemic economy

While small businesses nationwide experience closures and loss in sales, a handful of new local businesses have chosen to open in Eagle Rock and...