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...
Opinions
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: 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...
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...
2014
Eagle Rock offers hidden gems, untapped resources
Author: Taylor Majewski Home to Occidental College, Eagle Rock is a neighborhood on the rise. The real-estate brokerage firm Redfin recently named Eagle-Rock the second "hottest"...
2014
Ukrainian, Venezuelan protests reveal underlying connection
Author: Stephen Nemeth Protests in Ukraine and Venezuela have turned deadly. In Ukraine, demonstrations were triggered by brokering economic deals with Russia and pulling away from...
2014
Canal through Nicaragua promises social, ecological mess
Author: Stephen Nemeth Trees and heritage alike uprooted, water poisoned, people displaced from their homes and animals disappearing from existence; these are the most pressing consequences...
Opinions
A brush through history: TV from 1951 to 2014
Author: Keegan McChesney “A new era has begun, one started this time in the laboratories and factories of America. No doubt the period from 1945 to...
Editorial
Occidental students, now is the time to register to vote
Author: Emily Shugerman Between all the politicking and debate that takes place on Occidental’s campus, it is easy to forget the simplest way to exercise democratic...
2014
Anecdotes from the Archives 50 years later: Has Occidental become more liberal?
Author: Keegan McChesney Students today know Occidental as a “liberal bubble,” where left-wing students go to thrive and the Young Republican club has been defunct for...
2014
Weekly staffers take sides on Greek expansion
Author: Stephen Nemeth|Jamie Stevenson Pro: Greek expansion will make the system more inclusive When I decided to attend Occidental, I certainly was not planning on being part...
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Dartmouth bans hard alcohol in vain effort to reduce sexual assault
Author: Wellesley Daniels Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon announced a campus-wide ban on hard alcohol Jan. 29 in response to recent scrutiny surrounding the school's infamous...
