Opinions
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...
Opinions
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...
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Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’
Levi Lee -
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...
Opinions
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...
2016
To slim down, Marketplace must ‘bulk’ up
Author: Shawn Cremer "Sustainability" is perhaps one of our generation’s favorite buzzwords and has become ubiquitous on college campuses in the past decade. Occidental Campus Dining...
2016
Student, IA collaboration is beneficial for Occidental
Author: Occidental’s office of Institutional Advancement (IA) brings in upwards of 15 million dollars in donations each year thanks to the generosity of alumni, outside...
2016
Economics should trump ideology in marketing decisions
Author: Wellesley Daniels I have a confession to make: I never wanted to go to Occidental. In fact, I had never even heard of the school...
Opinions
Letter to the editor
To the Editor, A recent opinion piece (“Plastic water bottles have no place on eco-friendly campus”; Dec 2) does not take into account why so...
On Campus
There’s more to social media campaigns than ‘slacktivism’
During the week after Nov. 12, online activism took Facebook and other social media platforms by storm. Red, white and blue filters covered profile...
Opinions
Rubio is wrong: liberal arts degrees are still valuable
In the Republican presidential debate Nov. 10, Marco Rubio declared, incorrectly, that “welders make more money than philosophers. We need more welders and less...
Community News
Neighborhood markets best serve Eagle Rock residents
In a time when Whole Foods boasts a strong customer base and other supermarkets are increasing their stock of in-demand organic food products, neighborhood...
Opinions
Mainstream retailers have a responsibility to promote healthy body image
For many years, plus-size women have been shamed for their figures. Despite this, many plus-size women have managed to break out into the fashion...
