Letters to the Editor
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...
Letters to the Editor
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...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Oxy needs to add Asian American Studies to its repertoire
Em Gao -
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...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: The racism of the pandemic, on and off campus
Anne Yu -
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...
2015
Letters to the Editor
Author: Last week, The Occidental Weekly published an article titled “Professor Complacency Perpetuates Racism on Campus,” which described an exchange between an Occidental student, a...
2015
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...
Letters to the Editor
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...
2015
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...
2016
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...
2015
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...
2013
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...
2015
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,...
