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...
2014
Backdoor Science – S2 Ep4
Author: Backdoor Science https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-s2-ep4 This week on Backdoor Science, Nick investigates allergy treatments and the geographical dependence of lactose intolerance. Chris reveals the latest research on epilepsy...
2014
Looking good from head to toe
Author: Noel Hemphill Spring is one of my favorite seasons, especially on Occidental's campus. Roses and daffodils are blooming all over, trees have fresh green buds...
An American in India
Daylicious: Indian Starbucks brews success
Author: Ben Poor As my semester here draws to a close, I’m starting to anticipate being in Seattle more and more. As temperatures here routinely cross...
2014
Do we really care about Ebola?
Author: Rourke Healey On July 12, 1968, TIME Magazine published a head-turning cover story on starving children in the Biafran civil war. The pleading eyes of...
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Lack of protection in protected marine reserves: How the Galapagos leads in policy, fails in practice
Author: Ella Fornari Just because an area is named a marine reserve and a UNESCO heritage site does not mean that it is pristine and well-protected....
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In the Vernacular
Author: Lena Smith Vernacular is a great word, and not only because it's fun to say. A vernacular is simply any variation of a language a...
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Discomfort and Euphoria
Author: Keegan McChesney There are two things we take for granted everyday: electricity and water. In Nepal, these essential systems are erratic.As someone from an affluent...
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Netanyahu: Repetitive fear-mongering undermines US-Israeli relations
Author: Joseph Evans Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu—who bypassed the White House in accepting House Speaker John A. Boehner’s invitation to address Congress on Iran’s nuclear...
