Opinions
Opinions
Opinion: LSAC ban on Iranian-American students is an attack on education
In early September, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) banned many Iranian-American students from accessing their LSAC accounts for taking the Law School Admissions Tests (LSAT). As an...
Opinions
Opinion: Sweeney’s sexualization ostracizes women in sports
September 2026 Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney launched an advertisement in partnership with Novig, a federally regulated U.S. prediction market. In the ad, Sweeney is posed...
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Opinion: Yes, Ed Sheeran did sign up for this
Growing up, I was always encouraged to stand up for what I believe in — no matter the cost. This value was instilled in...
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Opinion: Wellness was never meant to be an achievement
I’ve started to wonder how much I actually know about my body. When I exercise, I can see my heart rate, calories burned and how...
2015
U.S.-Cuban Thaw exposes U.S. government hypocrisy
Author: Jessica Faroy Raúl Castro visited New York to address the United Nations General Assembly this past Monday, his first trip to the United States in...
2015
Female film stars deserve to be paid what they are worth
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence made headlines last week when she published an essay on Lenny Letter, Lena Dunham’s newsletter, that called attention...
2015
Boycott of Tarantino films distracts from violence
Author: Peter Johnson Quentin Tarantino, award-winning director of films such as “Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained” is waging a war of words with the national police...
2016
Infotainament capitalizes on short attention spans
Author: Rachel Cohn Several companies are challenging traditional cable news stations and video outlets for the coveted role among millennials as the go-to source for video-based...
2016
Trump’s popularity reflects larger international movement
Author: Rachel Cohn Donald Trump, once an unthinkable candidate for the presidency, is now poised to win the Republican nomination with a lead in 19 out...
2016
Tumultuous world issues need interdisciplinary approach: Liberal Arts education equips students with skills to succeed
Author: Donovan Dennis Liberal arts colleges are elite. They are beautiful, tony, progressive, expensive — seemingly inaccessible. For many students, spending a sum equivalent to the...
2011
Obama’s Pot Policy Not The Shake-Up People Think
Author: Griffin Mead While local dispensaries and medical marijuana users have decried recent federal investigations of California's medical marijuana dispensaries as an unwarranted crackdown and a...
2011
Applauding a Newly Diversified Housing Strategy
Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board Early last month, this publication reported that the college was weighing the purchase of a complex on Colorado Boulevard as...
