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...
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Responsibility for the Financial Crisis
Over winter break, I watched a lot of films, and one of my favorite was Adam McKay's "The Big Short." It told the story...
2013
Backdoor Science Episode 5
Author: https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-episode-5?in=the-occidental-weekly/sets/backdoor-science-podcast-1Backdoor Science explores the scientific world and updates the Occidental community on all of its happenings. Each week we will bring you engaging stories...
2014
The Music and the Misery
Author: Jack Butcher Let’s clear the air before we get going: at some point since 2011, we’ve all cried to Adele’s “Someone Like You.” I have,...
2014
Backdoor Science- S2 Ep5
Author: https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-season-2-1 This week, Backdoor Science investigates climate change. How does it happen, how do we know, and what will the consequences will be? Backdoor Science explores...
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Music festival fashion
Author: Noel Hemphill South by Southwest is over, Coachella is just around the corner and the lineup for Lollapalooza has been released. Stagecoach will wrap up...
2014
Three Americans in the world
Author: Ben Poor My parents are disappointing. This seems like a horrible thing to say, as I sit in an amazing resort with them on a...
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Snakes, pirates and goat eradication: on the issue of invasives
Author: Ella Fornari There are no snakes in the Galapagos. That was until one was found dead in the middle of the road on Santa Cruz...
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Quiet Americans
Author: Lena Smith Sound resonates in a cathedral: footsteps, jingling keys, doors closing, hushed voices. Everyone speaks quietly in a cathedral, because the quiet is precious...
