Opinions
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still
When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor – April 30
Author: Dear Editor, On Sunday evening there was a candlelight vigil for survivors of sexual assault on campus outside of the board of trustees...
2014
iPhone 6 exploits our addiction to technology
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Editorial
Investments conflict with college’s sustainability efforts
Author: With a disastrous drought and constant debate over food justice, energy use and waste disposal, Occidental is abuzz with efforts toward sustainability. Thankfully, the...
Opinions
Occidental’s curriculum must keep up in the age of technology
Author: Malcolm MacLeod In the 21st-century American job market, it is imperative that students preparing for the professional world be technologically savvy. Despite the arguments that...
Opinions
UVA’s Greek policies exacerbate sexual assault issue
Author: Jamie Stevenson It is the eve of men’s bid night at the University of Virginia (UVA), and Greek Row is unusually...
2015
Boycott to protect black identity: abandoning white fraternities and their enduring racism
Author: Chance Ward This past week has set ablaze a wildfire in Greek life discourse about the very thing that seems to be making the world...
Editorial
Students need to remain vigilant within campus bubble
Author: Over the last few weeks, a series of incidents has challenged the feeling of invincibility that so often accompanies life on a college campus....
2015
EU should form unified response to crisis
Author: Sydney Bowman The massive exodus of migrants fleeing conflicted regions such as Syria has revealed a glaring shortage of unity and tolerance among some European...
