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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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Guns Are Required to Maintain Freedom and Safe Society
Disallowing the possession of firearms in any public space, including public colleges and universities, is a direct assault on the liberties granted to every...
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Occidental community needs accomplices, not allies, in fight for diversity and equity on campus
A careful glance at the Coalition at Occidental for Diversity and Equity’s (C.O.D.E.) timeline shows the rise and fall of student movements for social...
Editorial
Seize your summer: students should take advantage of study abroad opportunities
Occidental students should take advantage of the opportunities the college offers to travel and conduct research abroad, particularly during summer and winter breaks. The...
Editorial
Professor salary funding requires more transparency
Adjunct professors save colleges money. The administration's incentive for opting for more adjunct professors is clear. Less clear is where these saved costs are...
Editorial
Occidental should take advantage of unique identity
A little-known fact about Occidental is that our name translates to “western” in Latin, in reference to the desire of our founders to establish...
Opinions
Being an outie feel pretty good, huh?
In the circus camp we call college, liberal political stances are like “innie” belly buttons. Most people have them, and upon finding an “outie,”...
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Satire should feature marginalized voices
“Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man In America?” read a 2008 New York Times headline. Pure inquisitive headlining for the time has turned...
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Best Screenplays whitewash American narratives, wring Oscar diversity
The Oscars were pretty white this year. All 20 of the acting nominees—leading and supporting, male and female—were white, and "Selma" was notably snubbed...
