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...
2011
Undocumented Dreamers Are More Than Just “Illegals”
Author: Mario Castillo The California Dream Act consists of two pieces of legislation that would allow AB 540 students to access public and private educational funds....
2011
Academic Commons Has Yet to Reveal Itself to Student Body
Author: Sarah Spinuzzi The Mary Norton Clapp Library has transformed into what is now referred to as the Academic Commons. It is clear that technology is...
2012
Russia’s Opposition to Action in Syria Unconvincing
Author: Dean Dechiaro As violence against anti-government protesters in Syria reached new levels this week, the world's top diplomats gathered in New York to decide whether...
2011
Are We All That Despot for Good Housing?
Author: Sam Byrne An anonymous person or persons has used posters and an alias Facebook page to compare Occidental's Residential Education (ResEd) staff to Muammar Gaddafi....
2012
Editorial: Black lights not blackouts at GLOW Dance
Author: Emily Shugerman Following the well-publicized debacle that was last year's Splatter, many of us were of the opinion that the behavior at the first dance...
2012
Climate change silenced by campaign rhetoric
Author: Emily Bell In 1973, America faced an oil shortage unlike anything that had been seen before. When the crisis passed, President Jimmy Carter realized the...
2012
Dissecting the GOP ‘autopsy’
Author: Ian Mariani Almost an entire month since the election results came in, the Republican Party is still struggling to cope with Mitt Romney's defeat. Fingers have...
2013
Campus parking system requires more attention, reform
Author: Though Occidental should be proud to have free parking, there is a substantial amount of inefficiencies related to the parking system. Free parking is...
