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: 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...
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: 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...
National
Harvard professor brings much-needed notice to campaign reform
From Bernie Sanders’ populist socialism to Donald Trump’s sensationalism, the crowded presidential field is encouraging a wide range of creative campaign strategies. One candidate,...
National
Carly Fiorina’s hypocrisy discredits appeal to female voters
As a supporter of Bernie Sanders, my only decision when following the GOP race is which candidate is the lesser of what is now...
Letters to the Editor
Letter from the Editor
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On Campus
Lack of alternatives to Think About It is a detriment to students, particularly survivors of sexual assault
Sexual assault on college campuses has dominated national and local news for years, and Occidental has been in the center of this maelstrom. Because...
On Campus
Loss of Intergroup Dialogue Program hinders promise of diversity and social accountability on Occidental’s campus
In choosing a college, I sought a school whose students did not shy away from discomfort. I wanted a school that would act upon...
Opinions
Effects of climate change already in U.S.’s backyard
President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Alaska has been condemned by critics as a media stunt, a cover-up to assuage Alaskans for setting aside...
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,...
Opinions
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...
