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: 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 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...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
Occidental’s curriculum must keep up in the age of technology
Author: Malcolm MacLeod In the 21st-century American job market, it is imperative that students preparing for the professional world be technologically savvy. Despite the arguments that...
Opinions
UVA’s Greek policies exacerbate sexual assault issue
Author: Jamie Stevenson It is the eve of men’s bid night at the University of Virginia (UVA), and Greek Row is unusually...
2015
Boycott to protect black identity: abandoning white fraternities and their enduring racism
Author: Chance Ward This past week has set ablaze a wildfire in Greek life discourse about the very thing that seems to be making the world...
Editorial
Students need to remain vigilant within campus bubble
Author: Over the last few weeks, a series of incidents has challenged the feeling of invincibility that so often accompanies life on a college campus....
2015
EU should form unified response to crisis
Author: Sydney Bowman The massive exodus of migrants fleeing conflicted regions such as Syria has revealed a glaring shortage of unity and tolerance among some European...
2015
Russian LGBT efforts must begin with cultural change
Author: Gabriel Dunatov This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bare-chested bravado dominated the headlines. His reckless, unilateral military intervention in Syria left the international community split...
Editorial
Volunteer work could enrich students’ experiences
Author: Occidental students have access to a resource that many fail to use to its full extent: the city of Los Angeles. The benefits of...
2015
There’s more to social media campaigns than ‘slacktivism’
Author: Andrea Tuemmler During the week after Nov. 12, online activism took Facebook and other social media platforms by storm. Red, white and blue filters covered...
