2017 Top Articles
2017 Top Articles
Why I didn’t text you back
Since getting my first phone eight years ago — a maroon Env2 — I’ve doled out an insurmountable amount of reasons "Why I Didn’t...
2017 Top Articles
Facing loss and grief in college: Let’s talk about death, baby
I remember vividly the first time I saw the rings on the inside of a tree. We took a field trip to Central Park...
2017 Top Articles
Letter to the editor: Faculty say the administration has quelled student voice
Nov. 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the student occupation of the Arthur G. Coons (AGC) Administration building. While others have characterized the occupation...
2017 Top Articles
Letter to the editor: For the administration, from an exhausted senior
Dear Occidental College Administration, Right after the election, you asked us to join you in the quad. To come together as a community. I decided...
2017 Top Articles
Bouncer culture and queerness: The problem with the door
Several weeks ago, I made my way to York Boulevard for a night of Thursday bar-hopping. As usual, the Occidental crowd started at Block...
2017 Top Articles
An open letter to the first Occidental student who made me feel white
I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Occidental student who first made me feel white. Thank you for a moment you...
2017 Top Articles
Short Truths: Bearing the weight of unhappy endings
My parents told people that I had been in a car accident. It was a lie borne out of love, I know — a...
2017 Top Articles
Letter from the editor regarding the removal of the 9/11 memorial
As I embark on my final year at Occidental, I hope to put my money where my mouth is and use my position as...
2017 Top Articles
Letter to the editor: Meditating on 9/11 and how Islamophobia has shaped my identity
As I write these words down, it is the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Today is also Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest days in...
