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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....
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Lessons Learned: How I’ve reclaimed my faith in writing and why I’m back in the newsroom
The first time I was paid to publish, I was 17 being paid $75 per article at The Lamorinda Weekly. I wrote my 22nd and...
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Opinion: Finding balance in a culture of substance use
Many of us grew up watching our parents order a glass of wine at a restaurant or sit down with a bottle of beer...
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Opinion: What we can learn from Tadashi Tokieda
Dylan Qu -
In the first video I ever watched of Stanford mathematics professor Tadashi Tokieda, he compared his career in math to falling in love. He...
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Opinion: Letterpress printing is a key part of Oxy’s history. We should appreciate it more
I walked into the Lowercase Print Shop for the first time, struck by the atmosphere. Art pieces lined each wall, and every corner overflowed...
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Opinion: The lack of conservative intellectuals at Occidental hurts everyone
"I want to debate a Republican." These are words I don’t usually hear myself say, especially considering how frustrating political debates tend to get...
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Opinion: Complacency amidst Harris’ sudden rise could hand Trump the White House
For the first time in months, many at Occidental are feeling optimistic about the Presidential election. Gone is the old man who couldn’t form...
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Opinion: COVID is still a reality on campus
It was only the second week of classes. I woke up with a dry throat, feeling congested. Oh no, I thought. Could it be...
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Opinion: Harris’s button-pushing debate performance spoke to older siblings everywhere
A few years ago, my little sister Molly got a really unfortunate haircut that made her look like Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone." Naturally, I mercilessly...
