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Culture
Saying ‘aloha’ to the Hawaiʻi Club
At the first general meeting of the Hawaiʻi Club this semester, about 20 members were present with a box of snacks to share and...
National
Zero tolerance on drugs risks lives of music festival-goers
Spring has sprung, and along with it, so have a series of music festivals across the country. People of all ages flock to Coachella’s...
National
"Speak softly and carry a big stick": the political implications of toxic masculinity
As a contributor to the right-wing online magazine The Federalist so quaintly and condescendingly put it several years ago, feminists have recently fallen “in...
National
To Skimm or not to Skimm: millennials, unsubscribe
Many young adults have become familiar with the lean, high-heeled silhouette of a woman who dons the masthead of theSkimm, a free, daily newsletter...
2016
We fuel ISIS’ success through consumption of media
Author: Chance Ward Our generation’s intimate connection with social and mass media makes threats against global humanity visible in a way that was never before attainable....
2013
The sting of defeat
Author: Cartoon by George Summers (junior). This article has been archived, for more requests please contact us via the support system.
Football
NFL faces moral battle
Author: Joe Siegal The National Football League's (NFL) moral compass is deeply and profoundly flawed. While this has been evident to many who view the league...
2016
Infotainament capitalizes on short attention spans
Author: Rachel Cohn Several companies are challenging traditional cable news stations and video outlets for the coveted role among millennials as the go-to source for video-based...
2013
United States, Iran must pursue peace talks
Author: Manna Selassie A 15-minute phone call between President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and President Barack Obama is already being noted as one of the most...
Basketball
NBA sets example for NFL
Author: Joe Siegal As the headlines about the NFL's inability to regulate its own league continue to dominate the sports news cycle, the National Basketball Association...
2016
Albright and Steinem forget the meaning of feminism
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger Earlier this month, comments made by several notable women’s rights activists diminished women to a group of politically unconcerned citizens by encouraging them...
2011
Occidental’s Spoken Word Club Returns from Nationals
Author: Sam Byrne Four members of the Occidental Spoken Word Club traveled to the 2011 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI), a nation-wide poetry competition, last...
