Opinions

Opinion: Wellness was never meant to be an achievement

I’ve started to wonder how much I actually know about my body. When I exercise, I can see my heart rate, calories burned and how...

Opinion: Amidst recent backlash, MSI is more important than ever

I came to Occidental, thousands of miles away from my home in Virginia, completely unfamiliar with my surroundings but eager to learn. Participating in...

Opinion: The Sparkletts plant sits vacant. Here’s what to do.

During my second week at Occidental, I had to get my medication from the CVS on York Boulevard. As I was heading home, I...

Opinion: Write for your inner child

There is a scene in the 2010 animated Walt Disney movie “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” where Lizzy, a young human girl, works on...

Questioning LAPD’s ethics in hunt for Christopher Dorner

Author: Koby Deitz We have seen it before countless times in movies: one character seeks revenge by any means necessary. Time and time again, we have...

Gentrified York breeds inequality

Author: Damian Mendieta Just a few blocks away from campus, Highland Park has been the home of a large Latina/o working-class community for over 50 years....

Mythbusting clarifies anti-race policy

Author: Damian Mendieta A case currently before the Supreme Court, “Fischer v. University of Texas,” may bring landmark changes to America. Abigail Fischer sued the University...

Is Technology Relevant to Humanities?

Author: Arielle Laub I write this article from my computer. It is this computer which houses all of my work from the past four years, hundreds...

Unpaid Internships

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A Modest Proposal on How to Cope with Off Campus Shenanigans

Author: Haley Gray Occidental College has a problem coping with the wilder spirits of its students. As is the case every semester, this fall the off-campus...

Letters to the editor – December 4

Author:  Dear Editor, It seems a bit odd that a college the size of Occidental would have periods of time during the day when it...

Media casts shadow on celeb triumphs

Author: Lena Smith The media capitalize on scandal. Philip Seymour Hoffman's recent drug overdose was still feeding stories ten days after his death. Comedian Sid Caesar...