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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....
2010
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2011
Point-Counterpoint: Does Political Correctness Kill Campus Discourse?
Author: Rachel Liesching and Ethan Weiss Rachel Liesching Most people cringe at the phrase "politically correct," either out of fear of being accused of violating those norms...
2011
Finding Happiness is in the Student Body’s Hands
Author: Alex Zeldin The Daily Beast ranked Occidental seventh overall, as opposed to last year, where Occidental ranked 12th. While publicity of this sort is certainly...
2012
The quest to live off campus is daunting for rising juniors
Author: David Weightman At this time last year, rising sophomores worried about getting low room draw numbers, finishing themed housing applications and ending up in the...
2011
Windstorm Reveals Flaws in Occidental Emergency Plan
Author: Rachel Stober Last Wednesday night, the Santa Ana winds caused most of campus to lose power until mid-day Thursday and prompted the evacuation of four...
2012
Learning from the L.A. Civil Unrest
Author: Jacob Surpin April 29 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest, an event catalyzed by the acquittal of three of the...
2011
AGC Road Renaming: Name Game or Blame Game?
Author: Ryan Graff When students returned from winter break, it was not made apparent that the road formerly known as Coons Road, which runs through the...
2011
Facebook Causes Without Effect
Author: Sarah Spinuzzi There is no doubt that Facebook has changed the world, or a least the way the world communicates. It is, however, doubtful that...
