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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Loving Others: On Sexual Assault, Victim-Blaming, and the Christian Church
Author: Eileen Lee They should've known better
I froze right when I heard her say it.
The guys shouldn’t have done that. But they shouldn’t have been...
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Valued and Remembered: On the Humanity of the Elderly and the Expiring
Author: Eileen Lee I intern at a hospital. On most days, my job entails taking vitals, getting water, passing out trays, and talking to patients and...
2015
The college process through the eyes of a first year
Author: Tanvi Varma As the only child to two first-generation immigrants, navigating the college process was scary, stressful and difficult. I approached the search not having...
2015
Island Life
Author: Delaney Nolin After a month in Quito, and a stressful evening/early morning of packing and repacking, we finally made it to the airport to leave...
2015
Honored, PRECIOUS, Loved: On Hosea and the heresy of slutshaming
Author: Eileen Lee Part 2: Precious
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine…you are precious in my eyes,...
2016
TLOP Album Review
Author: Devon Deraad Kanye West dropped his new album, "The Life of Pablo," this week, and it's finally available for streaming on Tidal (you can get...
2013
Backdoor Science Podcast Episode 1
Author: https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-9-20-13This week's episode is an in depth analysis of explosives and their historical relevance. There is also a brief announcement for Alpha Chi Sigma...
2014
Backdoor Science talks Sochi – S2 EP1
Author: https://soundcloud.com/the-occidental-weekly/backdoor-science-talks-sochi Backdoor Science explores the scientific world and updates the Occidental community on all of its happenings. Each week we will bring you engaging stories...
