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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....
Opinions
EU should form unified response to crisis
The massive exodus of migrants fleeing conflicted regions such as Syria has revealed a glaring shortage of unity and tolerance among some European nations,...
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Bernanke loses credit by joining Wall Street ranks
It has been a few weeks since former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke began his new job as a blogger at Citadel, a hedge...
Opinions
How I learned to stop worrying and love Occidental
As I write my final article, I rub my hand against the patchy beard that I started growing for Movember—my first opportunity to grow...
Opinions
CSP program faulty at its core
According to Occidental’s website, the Core Program is the “backbone” of an Occidental education. Such a backbone needs to be supportive, sustainable and resilient...
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Jeh Johnson brings resume, questionable agency to commencement
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will speak at the Occidental class of 2015's commencement May 17. As head of the Department of Homeland...
Letters to the Editor
Letter from the editor regarding the weekly constitutional amendment
Dear Occidental community members, With the opening of the ASOC ballot today, you will have the opportunity to vote on a constitutional amendment that would...
Editorial
Recent controversies indicate defective ASOC constitution
The recent controversies stemming from the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) President Chris Week’s impeachment and Honor Board’s rejection of the Diversity and...
Opinions
LA Sustainability Plan aims too low
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti announced the city's first Sustainable City Plan two weeks ago. According to a press release from the mayor's office,...
