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...
2014
Ride-sharing is ‘uber’ convenient; services inspire a social movement
Author: Taylor Majewski All I have to do is tap my iPhone and seven minutes later, my three housemates and I are piling into a stranger's...
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Why you should date Sriracha, snuggle with Ben and Jerry’s and never call mozzarella sticks back.
Author: Griff Wynne We’ve all felt like Cooler salmon: overlooked, scoffed at, irrelevant. Maybe it’s karma? We treat each other like packets of Justin’s nut butters,...
2015
Guns will not solve the college sexual assault problem
Author: Lena Smith A girl in her late teens lets a boy lead her upstairs at a party. She has had several drinks; she cannot remember...
2015
Genderf**k aims for revolution, but disregards representation
Author: Chance Ward The Queer Straight Alliance and Beauty Beyond Color recently hosted a “genderf**k” fashion show that I participated in as a last-minute addition. The...
2015
Lack of alternatives to Think About It is a detriment to students, particularly survivors of sexual assault
Author: Claire Cancilla Sexual assault on college campuses has dominated national and local news for years, and Occidental has been in the center of this maelstrom....
2015
Music industry should support Kesha, assault survivors
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Abuse, Drug Use Pop singer Kesha, formerly Ke$ha, has not released any new music since her hit "Timber" topped...
2015
SXSW cancellations improper response to sexist threats
Author: Benj Salkind South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual tech-music-film conference and festival held in Austin, announced Oct. 26 that it was canceling two of its...
2016
‘Realistic’ Barbies will not solve body issues
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger Come March of this year, toy-making giant Mattel will premiere the first line of Barbies to include dolls with more “realistic” bodies than...
