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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....
2016
List of funding opportunities would ease application process
Author: At Occidental, students are fortunate to be able to fund independent internships, projects and research through a number of avenues. The John Parke Young...
2016
Classism underlies third-year off-campus housing policy
Author: Gregory Feiner Getting approved to live off campus as a junior was more difficult than getting accepted to Occidental this year. According to Chad Myers...
2012
Editorial: College must not rely on adjunct faculty labor
Author: In line with its institutional values, Occidental actively touts its low student-faculty ratio, assigns students an advisor from their very first day on campus...
2011
Remember Alexandria
Author: J. Mohorcich I am in the stacks, surrounded by books. In front of me is a document entitled "Conceptualizing the Academic Commons." The document is...
2012
Looking for the Right Solution to Web Piracy
Author: Henry Dickmeyer Today, the U.S. lives in an age where illegal pirating may seem trivial to most people, but the downsizing of major companies like...
2011
First Amendment Not Reserved for Majority Opinion
Author: Alex LaRose "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or...
2012
Editorial: ASOC, students must band together
Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board In response to a 2008 mugging of students on an unlit Campus Road, two ASOC Senators worked with administration and...
2012
For Occidental’s big milestone, a Ferris wheel just won’t cut it
Author: Sam Byrne Most large organizations have perfected the popular custom of celebrating those anniversaries cleanly divisible by 25. At 125 years old, Occidental deserves both...
