Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Settler Colonialism Cannot Explain Israel. Worse, It Cannot Promote Peace

Some of my colleagues write in their Letter to the Editor (LTE) of Nov. 15, 2023 that I am wrong to claim, in my...

Letter to the editor: It is not antisemitic to say Israel is a settler colonial state

In an article titled “37 professors sign pro-Palestine email, face pushback from colleagues,” The Occidental quoted Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture (CSLC) professor...

Letter to the Editor: Oxy needs to add Asian American Studies to its repertoire

Content warning: This article discusses the texts that emerged in February between two Occidental students that included genocidal, racist speech toward Asian people. Upon hearing...

Letter to the Editor: The racism of the pandemic, on and off campus

Content warning: This letter discusses racial discrimination and violence toward Asian people. I got my first COVID-19 vaccination March 3, 2021. I felt such relief...

Letter to the editor: From a former defensive end to you

Dear Occidental, President Elam announced that the football program was cut Oct. 13. My teammates and I were in shock when you announced the cancellation in...

Letter to the editor: Open letter to the Occidental College Board of Trustees recommending the revocation of Occidental’s Honorary Degree to eugenicist Paul Popenoe

Dear Occidental College Board of Trustees: We, the undersigned Occidental College faculty, staff members, and administrators, urge the Occidental College Board of Trustees to revoke...

Letter from the editor regarding the weekly constitutional amendment

Author: Drew Jaffe Dear Occidental community members, With the opening of the ASOC ballot today, you will have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment that...

Letter from the Editor

Author: Lauren Rewers When people talk about the future of journalism — especially print — it's usually in somber, hushed whispers. After all, in a digital...

Letter to the Editor from recent C.O.D.E. alumni

Author:  Dear Occidental Dean of Students Office and the Oxy Community: As Oxy alumni, we are appalled by the recent events on campus. This letter is...

Letter from the Editor in relation to recent events

Author: Juliet Suess At the beginning of this semester, it struck me how quiet everything had become over summer. There were no protests on the steps, Facebook...

Letter to the editor: Diamond Webb

Author:  Dear Occidental community, My name is Diamond Webb. Senior. Black at a Primarily White Institution (PWI) and barely surviving. During my three years at Occidental College,...

LTE – Occidental Undergraduate Law Review

Author:  Dear Editor,The Occidental Undergraduate Law Review (OULR) is a newly formed organization on campus that is seeking more student involvement. The OULR provides an...