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...
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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’
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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...
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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...
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It's time to eliminate idea of a 'standard' way of speaking
"I'm Sorry, But May We Discuss Tentative Speech?" was the title of Friday's episode of Forum on KQED, the branch of National Public Radio...
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SXSW cancellations improper response to sexist threats
South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual tech-music-film conference and festival held in Austin, announced Oct. 26 that it was canceling two of its events...
Editorial
The dialogue on campus sexual assaults must continue
Beginning during the 2012–13 school year and lasting into 2014, sexual assault dominated discourse on campus and raised tensions between all factions of the...
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Police in schools have caused more harm than good
Earlier this month, video footage of a white male police officer violently flipping over and then dragging a black female student out of her...
Editorial
Volunteer work could enrich students' experiences
Occidental students have access to a resource that many fail to use to its full extent: the city of Los Angeles. The benefits of...
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Consumers should curb Uber usage, protest practices
Uber’s dramatic rise has been nothing short of a revolution. Founded in San Francisco in 2009, the app is now usable in 60 countries...
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Native American Heritage Month needs more attention
Who knew Native American Heritage Month was coming up? Maybe you did — if so, congratulations. But if you haven’t, you’re not alone. Established by...
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GOP candidates are proving to be serious contenders
Last Thursday's Republican presidential debate, the third of this election cycle, featured many of the elements Americans have come to expect from high-profile political...
