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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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Weekly staffers take sides on Greek expansion
Pro: Greek expansion will make the system more inclusive When I decided to attend Occidental, I certainly was not planning on being part of Greek...
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Ride-sharing is 'uber' convenient; services inspire a social movement
All I have to do is tap my iPhone and seven minutes later, my three housemates and I are piling into a stranger's black...
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Programming Board: Give us a female artist for this year's SpringFest
A female artist has never played at Occidental College’s SpringFest concert. Although the event is only five years old, students are already eager for...
Editorial
Expensive AHVA comps lack appropriate funding
The Art History and Visual Arts (AHVA) department designed its senior comprehensives (comps) requirements to simulate professional environments for artists, art historians and filmmakers....
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Occidental's curriculum must keep up in the age of technology
In the 21st-century American job market, it is imperative that students preparing for the professional world be technologically savvy. Despite the arguments that technological...
On Campus
Mind the cap: students need more work hours
Today's students are overwhelmed by tuition hikes and debt obligations. According to Financial Aid Research at The Chronicle of Higher Education, the price of...
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Media coverage distorts Muslim religion, ignites fear
The beheading of journalists by ISIS and the shootings in Ottawa have rapidly escalated Americans' fears of terrorist threats. In a poll conducted by...
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Occidental offers potential for social progress
I am a black man. At least that is how I identify myself, my heritage and the face I see when I look in the...
