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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....
2011
The Empire Strikes Back
Author: Cordelia Kenney AT&T's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom is eliciting substantial criticism from consumer advocates and lawmakers alike. Among the bigger deals...
2012
Foregoing meat means doing good
Author: Haley Gray This past week, Occidental's new Veg Club showcased the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle through five events and a week-long display in the...
2011
Occidental’s Green Efforts Leave Students with Empty Cups
Author: Sarah Spinuzzi If anyone has ever ordered a coffee in the Green Bean, the Marketplace or the Cooler, one has probably realized that the Eco-Product...
2012
In the era of viral media, all publicity is good publicity
Author: Riley Kimball "Go get DirecTV. Right now. I'll wait." So says Kate Upton, buxom swimsuit model, in a 30 second commercial for the satellite TV...
2012
What ‘Heritage Month’ misses
Author: Damian Mendieta Sept. 15 marks not only the independence celebrations of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, but also the start of National...
2012
Budget our education
Author: Benjamin DeLuca For most of us, this is the first Presidential election we can vote in. There's a sense of pride and civic accomplishment in...
2012
Oxy’s silent waste disposal epidemic
Author: Clark Scally Occidental College disappoints me. It’s not just
because of the shortage of left handed desks in Fowler or the lack of 24 hour burrito
deliveries...
2013
Twitter breaks down borders 140 characters at a time
Author: Elwyn Pratt Twitter is entering a new phase of global relevance. The social networking website has been the brunt of Generation X jokes in valedictorian...
