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...
Opinions
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...
2011
AGC Renaming Opinion
Author: Ryan Graff, Staff Writer When students returned from winter vacation, it was not made apparent that the road formerly known as Coons Road, which runs...
2012
One dollar, one vote
Author: Benjamin DeLuca It takes a village to win an election--a really, really expensive village. According to the Washington Post's data, President Obama, Mitt Romney and...
2012
Student productivity ‘Arrested’
Author: Ella Fornari Occidental should have been courteous enough to leave a note before Fall Break started that film crews were coming to campus last Tuesday. Students...
2012
Ending the failed war on drugs
Author: Joe Siegal Following a first term in which President Obama's policies reinforced the status quo in the United States' "war on drugs," American voters on Nov....
2013
Meal plan reform values perception over affordability
Author: Ryan Strong Recently, Occidental College’s Campus Dining Department realized it had a problem. Student surveys put Occidental food on the low end of a “value"...
2013
Yes, women can have it all
Author: Lucy Feickert The debate over whether or not women can have it all – a career and a family – has been of great concern...
2013
In the end, President Veitch must lead Occidental
Author: Henry Dickmeyer It’s no secret that Jonathan Veitch was named Occidental’s newest president in 2009 to return political and philosophical integrity to the school. After...
2013
Veitch must lead
Author: Ryan Strong Last Thursday, President Jonathan Veitch walked into a faculty meeting and delivered an emotional plea for reconciliation, civil
discourse and “expression of affection for people”...
