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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....
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Opinion: Studying for success may be different that you think
If you have never had to cram the night before a big test, consider yourself lucky. A study done by the BBC reports 99 percent of students...
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Opinion: St. Sargis will tell you who you will marry…or will he?
Usually, I drink a glass of water every night before I go to sleep — I've done this for as long as I can...
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Opinion: Big tech has gone full MAGA — but why?
The date was Jan. 8, 2021. The U.S. was a mere two days removed from one of the most catastrophic events in its 250-year long history,...
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Opinion: The impending doom of journalism under the Trump administration
Every day, I wake up, check my phone and learn about another one of Donald Trump’s insane decisions as president: banning transgender women from sports,...
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Opinion: In the wake of the Eaton Fire, my community has never felt closer
The night of Jan. 7, I was inside my San Gabriel home trying to find something to distract myself from the growing anxiety caused...
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Opinion: Academia’s new frontier is politicized isolation
May 9, Senator Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released a white paper documenting proposals for changes to the National Institutes...
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Opinion: Student training is uninspired and outdated — Oxy should take a different approach
For anyone who is blissfully unaware of the Vector LMS, Higher Education Student Edition website, let me just say that you should enjoy your...
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Opinion: Authoritarianism thrives on inaction — Democrats need urgent resistance
The world watched as Donald Trump took the oath of office Jan. 20, marking his return to the presidency. The inauguration, held on Martin...
