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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
2012
Editorial: Steps taken for Earth Day should be made permanent
Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board This week, Occidental is observing Earth Day by not offering plastic bags in the Marketplace or Cooler in order to...
2011
Introductory Class Restrictions Prevent Holistic Graduates
Author: Alex Zeldin This semester I hit a crossroads in my Occidental education. Being a second-semester junior and essentially having fulfilled my major and core requirements,...
2011
Meal Plan “A” Deserves a Failing Grade
Author: Alex Zeldin Under absolutely no circumstance is it beneficial to be on any meal plan other than D while attending Occidental (unless you are a...
2012
‘Academic Commons’ too social
Author: John Loizeaux With midterm exams in full swing, most students are trying to find a quiet place to study. There are a variety of places...
2012
Tough binaats: a journey through the center of Cairo
Author: Haley Gray Living in a new cultural context forces you to reexamine societal norms you might not otherwise have noticed. Having spent two months in...
2013
India gang rape puts US attitude under microscope
Author: Haley Gray The Dec. 2012 New Dehli gang rape is sparking impassioned discussion all over the world about violence against women and victim-blaming. Indians...
2013
U.S. must revamp Latin American foreign policy
Author: Emma Lodes We could soon see the end of Communism in Latin America – in the last few weeks, communist Cuba and socialist Venezuela were...
2013
Femen’s ‘Topless Jihad’ does not liberate all women
Author: Haley Gray Amina Tyler is biding her time, waiting in a family home. She has remained out of the public eye since members of her...
