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...

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...

Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’

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...

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...

Congressional Budget Showdown

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Restricting off-campus parties makes problem worse

Author: Christian Kendall Any student at Occidental who considers themselves social has probably noticed that Campus Safety has substantially tightened its regulation of off-campus activity, causing...

L.A.’s appetite for street food may finally be matched by policy

Author: Keegan McChesney Los Angeles is home to an assortment of eclectic street vendors, but sadly, these vendors are technically criminals under current city law. Last...

iPad use in classrooms improves experience

Author: Christian Morales During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Faculty Learning Committee (FLC) held workshops to discuss how professors could integrate iPads into their teaching...

Myriad of post-grad options proves not so daunting after all

Author: Arielle Laub Last Friday, April Garrett looked at her daughter, Arielle Laub (senior), and said to her, “It’s okay if you need to take a...

Flight 370 media sensation distracts from real news

Author: Alex Nieves Exactly one month and one day after Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 crashed off the coast of Thailand, or Australia, or wherever, I found...

Weight room policy strengthens athletics

Author: Malcolm MacLeod Melinda Houston, a professor in the Kinesiology department and Occidental's first full-time head conditioning coach, is shaking things up in the varsity weight...

Emma Watson Using Celebrity to Incite Real Change

Author: Nina Greenebaum Never have I heard so many conversations on Occidental's campus surrounding feminism and gender equality—especially among men—than I have in the past week....