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’
Levi Lee -
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 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: 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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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...
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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,...
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Why tech needs the liberal arts and the liberal arts needs tech
In March 2011, after famously introducing the second generation of the iPad, Steve Jobs praised the liberal arts, claiming that brilliant technology develops from...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Former ASOC Senators speak out
To the students of Occidental,As reported in Emily Shugerman's article April 14, 2015, ten Senators voted to impeach ASOC President Christopher Weeks without the...
