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...
Opinions
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...
Editorial
Administrators, faculty responsible for meeting demands
The actions of Oxy United for Black Liberation organizers and supporters — through their week-long occupation of the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center and...
Opinions
Plastic water bottles have no place on eco-friendly campus
Washington University in St. Louis eliminated the sale of disposable plastic water bottles from its campus in January 2009. In 2013, Western Washington University...
Opinions
Solidarity is a verb: now is the time to be an ally
“So please, Emily. Tell me, honestly how I can help . I'm open to any and all suggestions,” a white, cis, straight male friend...
Opinions
Boycott of Tarantino films distracts from violence
Quentin Tarantino, award-winning director of films such as “Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained” is waging a war of words with the national police union...
Opinions
Study oversimplifies dynamics of women's sexuality
In what seems to be a fulfillment of the fantasies of straight men everywhere, a new and already controversial study released by the University...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Sonia Reza
Dear Editor and Students of Occidental College,
This past week has demonstrated the power and dedication of our community in creating significant changes here at...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Diamond Webb
Dear Occidental community,
My name is Diamond Webb. Senior. Black at a Primarily White Institution (PWI) and barely surviving.
During my three years at Occidental College,...
Opinions
Teach for America cannot fix education inequalities
It's that time again — Teach for America (TFA) is recruiting on college campuses nationwide, and the smell of the white savior complex is...
