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...

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...

Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’

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...

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...

US gun control needs new approach

News broadcasts of mass shootings and school campuses devastated by gun violence have become a familiar sight on Americans’ television screens. The events at...

Music industry should support Kesha, assault survivors

Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Abuse, Drug Use Pop singer Kesha, formerly Ke$ha, has not released any new music since her hit "Timber" topped the...

GOP push for NASA funding could reinvigorate space program

Ends justify means to continuing exploration

Letter to the Editor from recent C.O.D.E. alumni

Dear Occidental Dean of Students Office and the Oxy Community: As Oxy alumni, we are appalled by the recent events on campus. This letter is...

Russian LGBT efforts must begin with cultural change

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bare-chested bravado dominated the headlines. His reckless, unilateral military intervention in Syria left the international community split and...

Administration did not properly address C.O.D.E. demands

A student gets his ID out of his car at the request of Campus Safety. As he turns to pick up his ID, a...

Trigger warnings not a solution for all types of trauma

On college campuses across the nation, students and faculty alike have locked horns over whether or not to include trigger warnings in classroom syllabi....

The More Advanced Version Of “Draping A Jacket Over Your Shoulders”

Most people will suffer inconveniences and discomfort for the 'gram, but imagine what lengths fashion people go for the street style snap. On the sidewalks...