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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....
2014
Short move-in period should be less rushed, more open
Author: Students at Occidental College share certain common experiences as a product of attending the same school. One of those is move-in day. The college...
2014
January term would ‘Re-Engage’ students academically
Author: It is the perennial paradox of Occidental students: when at school, we are constantly complaining about all of our school work, but once we...
2014
Occidental community should show more support for athletics
Author: Roughly 40 percent of Occidental students compete in some form of athletics in a given school year. A large percentage of them are members...
On Campus
Occidental lags in California drought awareness
Author: Donovan Dennis Los Angeles defies the mold of most major global cities. We throw New York’s “scenes” scene to the curb, preferring individualistic attitudes and...
2014
Reactions to earthquake vary across student body
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Majors should fuse passion and practicality
Author: Cory Lomberg We see it every day; it is displayed on the Occidental website as well as on the back of every student and staff...
2014
Resist water usage with drought-resistant plants
Author: Melina Devoney Growing up with relentless rain and snow in Massachusetts, I never experienced the kind of panic that currently surrounds California’s water shortage. But...
Opinions
Progressive Asian elections contrast disturbing headlines
Author: Rourke Healey Despite Americans being bombarded with news of violent conflicts throughout Southern Asia and the Middle East, a wave of new elections and progressive...
