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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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Redlands co-EICS weigh in on newspaper shutdown and the right to free speech
On Dec. 11, 2014, we co-editors of the student newspaper, The Bulldog Weekly, at the University of Redlands sat down with our advisory board...
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Progressive Asian elections contrast disturbing headlines
Despite Americans being bombarded with news of violent conflicts throughout Southern Asia and the Middle East, a wave of new elections and progressive policies...
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Early decision process contradicts Occidental’s commitment to diversity
Occidental is an easy school to fall in love with. With top-notch academics, a sunny Los Angeles location and frequent sightings of movie stars...
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State officials rally to pass balanced budget ammendment
Last week, South Dakota became the 25th state to pass a resolution calling for a convention to amend the United States Constitution. Led...
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Sensationalism responsible for rise and fall of Brian Williams
You should forgive Brian Williams. For the past decade, Williams has served as the nation’s friendly neighborhood news anchor and the managing editor of NBC’s...
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Dartmouth bans hard alcohol in vain effort to reduce sexual assault
Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon announced a campus-wide ban on hard alcohol Jan. 29 in response to recent scrutiny surrounding the school's infamous drinking...
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Why you should date Sriracha, snuggle with Ben and Jerry’s and never call mozzarella sticks back.
We’ve all felt like Cooler salmon: overlooked, scoffed at, irrelevant. Maybe it’s karma? We treat each other like packets of Justin’s nut butters, squeezing...
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STEM gender inequity is rooted in confidence gap
With women in positions like the president of the Federal Reserve and chief technology officer of the United States, one could claim that American...
