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Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still
When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
2015
Harvard professor brings much-needed notice to campaign reform
Author: Andrea Tuemmler From Bernie Sanders’ populist socialism to Donald Trump’s sensationalism, the crowded presidential field is encouraging a wide range of creative campaign strategies. One...
2015
Catalans could set example for independence movements
Author: Stephen Nemeth Recent Catalan elections held Sept. 27 resulted in a surprising victory for secessionist parties. Obtaining 72 seats, a majority in the 135 seat...
2015
Teach for America cannot fix education inequalities
Author: Charlotte Umanoff It's that time again — Teach for America (TFA) is recruiting on college campuses nationwide, and the smell of the white savior complex...
2016
Why you should clean your blender, call your mom, and tell your roommate you hate their candles
Author: Griff Wynne The only things less fruitful than hookup culture at Occidental are campus smoothies. Green Bean or Cooler, smoothies here come from a box...
2016
Emmons must expand services to satisfy students’ needs
Author: Maggie Duffy Most Occidental students know the feeling: an all-too-familiar ominous stomach churn, in that back-seat-of-a-minivan-over-potholed-streets kind of way. It can make even the most...
2016
Why you should let people see your dirty laundry and forget that ‘read receipts’ exist
Author: Griff Wynne One of the major disagreements I have with my mother (other than whether Jesus is the savior or if undercuts are ugly) is...
2011
Do Better or Do Nothing: A Letter from the Editor
Author: Dean DeChiaro Since my last letter to the Occidental community, published in this semester's first issue of The Weekly, campus has been buzzing with activity....
2011
Don’t Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority
Author: Ethan Weiss The course of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has changed since the time this newspaper went to print. While both sides might seem more...
