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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...

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...

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...

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...

Drought Doubt: Is the rain all good for Los Angeles?

Author: Jill Goatcher In case you didn't notice this weekend, it rained in Los Angeles. A lot. As an Oregonian I normally make fun of the local's...

‘Organic is a polluted word’

Author: Ben Poor "Catch up," I mutter to myself, thinking of an old joke as I continue searching amongst the well-sized leaves. At last, I see...

Ignore the trends

Author: Noel Hemphill I was browsing through BuzzFeed late one night, my mind becoming numb and quiet before I fell asleep. BuzzFeed, with its endless lists,...

Nice Things Podcast – Episode 2

Author: Allan Van Vliet|Matson Atkins It's the second episode of The Nice Things Show and no surprise, there are plenty of nice things we can't have...

As He Did: Reflections on Christianity and Adoption

Author: Eileen Lee No one justice issue is greater than another. Justice towards women, justice towards the poor, and justice towards one another are all equally...

More than being right: Justice includes the unlovable

Author: Eileen Lee This week's post is by guest author SJ Hong. Hong is a senior biochemistry major at Occidental.Progress and justice do not always come...

Kia Ora, Oxy!

Author: Emma Lodes|Tim O'Donnell Kia Ora—or good health in the Maori tongue—from Aeoteroa, “The Land of the Long White Cloud,” more commonly known as New Zealand,...

SAE, Racism, and the Occupation of Black Spaces

Author: Chance Ward This past week has set ablaze a wildfire in Greek life discourse surrounding the very thing that seems to be making the world...