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 to the Editor: “Impeachment … is about Senate not getting their way”

Author: Alissa Shear Dear Editor, I am not a politics major, however, I am a student at this school who is sick of being cautious about voicing...

Letter to the Editor: Former ASOC Senators speak out

Author:  To the students of Occidental,As reported in Emily Shugerman's article April 14, 2015, ten Senators voted to impeach ASOC President Christopher Weeks without the...

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...