Blogs
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Don’t be afraid to play with your food: The case for reading the blurb and a simple black bean recipe
When you sit down to find a recipe, what are you searching for? You may have 10 minutes, an appreciation for authenticity, a peanut...
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This dude I met on the street
I’m wandering through the fog down backstreets, alleyways, and riverside footpaths at around about midday, dead phone, alone, dressed a bit too warm, and...
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Four Days in Jujuy
My world has always been small. I was born in a tiny New England town of 2,000 people. The city I've lived in for...
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A List of Differences Between Here and Home (With a Very British Reference At The End)
1. I’d believe that the Earth was rhomboid and President Donald Trump would lead us into an age of peace and prosperity before I’d...
2015
Discrimation still exists
Author: Tanvi Varma In 1865, when the words "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime ... shall exist within the United States,...
2015
Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse
Author: Eileen Lee Franklin Graham, son of renowned Christian evangelist Billy Graham, is almost as well known as his famous father, although for slightly different things....
2016
Why we should believe in the value of the Liberal Arts education
Author: Tanvi Varma In the formidable process of deciding on a college, individuals are forced to choose between a vocational-technical/career (specializing in a particular industry) institution...
2013
Onesies: When did that happen?
Author: Noel Hemphill Though I may be a third year college student at Occidental, I am considered a first year or "Fresher" here at the University...
2014
Holy cow! McDonald’s in India?
Author: Ben Poor Despite popular opinion, McDonald’s Quarter Pounder is not called a Royale with Cheese in Paris. I'm sorry to tell you that, readers –...
2014
Darkness rising: How Millennials are shaping modern television
Author: Mike Cosimano Television has gotten dark. I am not the first person to make this observation, nor will I be the last. But I’ve recently...
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Cruciatus in crucem: Lessons from ‘The West Wing’
Author: Mike Cosimano I do not speak lightly when I say Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” is one of the best television shows ever made. There...
2014
A #Nofilter Gospel
Author: Eileen Lee At Occidental College, justice is the thing. It is the hot topic on everyone's tongues, and the passion burning in many a student's...
