Opinions
Opinions
Opinion: Be yourself for Halloween
The first time Halloween rolled around after I started college, I found myself without a costume. I was two months into my very first...
Opinions
Opinion: The ugly truth of Korean beauty standards
Looking back at my life growing up in Seoul, I noticed how quietly misogyny started seeping into everyday life in the form of beauty...
Opinions
Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’
Levi Lee -
It’s the spookiest time of the year, and everyone is gearing up for the season’s festivities. Back home, I never really celebrated Halloween, but...
Opinions
Opinion: The Cornell Daily Sun demonstrates the power of student voices
This article includes discussion of sexual assault. Sept. 21 the Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell University’s independent daily student newspaper, published an editorial revealing the names that became...
2011
Occidental’s Green Efforts Leave Students with Empty Cups
Author: Sarah Spinuzzi If anyone has ever ordered a coffee in the Green Bean, the Marketplace or the Cooler, one has probably realized that the Eco-Product...
2012
In the era of viral media, all publicity is good publicity
Author: Riley Kimball "Go get DirecTV. Right now. I'll wait." So says Kate Upton, buxom swimsuit model, in a 30 second commercial for the satellite TV...
2012
What ‘Heritage Month’ misses
Author: Damian Mendieta Sept. 15 marks not only the independence celebrations of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, but also the start of National...
2012
Budget our education
Author: Benjamin DeLuca For most of us, this is the first Presidential election we can vote in. There's a sense of pride and civic accomplishment in...
2012
Oxy’s silent waste disposal epidemic
Author: Clark Scally Occidental College disappoints me. It’s not just
because of the shortage of left handed desks in Fowler or the lack of 24 hour burrito
deliveries...
2013
Twitter breaks down borders 140 characters at a time
Author: Elwyn Pratt Twitter is entering a new phase of global relevance. The social networking website has been the brunt of Generation X jokes in valedictorian...
2013
Female entrepreneurs deserve more financial, social support
Author: Shilpa Bhongir In July 2006, The New York Times profiled Narcisa Kavazovic, a Bosnian woman who first started her sewing business in an abandoned garage...
2013
Boston attack betrays foreign intelligence sharing failures
Author: Zach Abels Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three and injuring more than 260. The two...
