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...

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...

Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’

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...

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...

Debates to test strength of ideas

Author: Lucy Feickert It's time for President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to end their attack ads and face issues important to American citizens. Tonight's presidential debate...

Too many ‘I’s in initiative

Author: Benjamin DeLuca It is all too easy for voters to lose focus on the state ballot measures, especially when all eyes are on the presidential...

Editorial: Lengthen Thanksgiving Break

Author:  Occidental’s fall academic calendar may be acceptable for students from California, but it thoroughly fails students from the east coast or Hawaii . Next year, the...

21st century high-speed Internet a necessity, not a luxury

Author:  ITS sent out an email to selected students to take a survey regarding library and other technological services. Clearly they have never tried to...

Trade policy reform needed to curtail Mexican immigration

Author: Emma Lodes A peasant woman in Oaxaca, Mexico bends over her colorful, intricate weaving. Dusk falls over the small, deserted cornfield, empty since her husband...

Recent dialogue sheds light on lack of campus resources

Author:  The March 21 town hall was a valuable forum for the ongoing discussion on sexual assault. Many students stood in front of Thorne, cried,...

Obama earned his stripes during time as Tiger

Author: Donovan Dennis Occidental students know the script well: “Occidental? No, it’s not a dental school— it’s a small, liberal arts college in Los Angeles....

The sting of defeat

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