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...

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...

Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’

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...

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...

Charlie Hebdo tragedy still waiting for the punchline

I am probably not Charlie Hebdo. I have never been sued by the Grand Mosque of Paris for depicting Muhammad with a bomb tucked...

Domestic violence commercial helps NFL save face; league should not hold disciplinary responsibility

Professional football has been the most popular sport in the United States for 30 straight years. Of the fifty most valuable sports franchises...

Super Bowl madness obscured commercial's powerful message

NO MORE, an anti-domestic violence coalition, created a chilling, 30-second commercial that aired during the 2015 Super Bowl in partnership with Grey Group, a...

Letter from the Editor – February 11, 2015

As I turned to my keyboard to start writing this letter, the clock slowly started to tick past 3 a.m. on a Tuesday morning....

Letter to the Editor

This week's issue of the Oxy Weekly features an article titled "Honor Board reviews DEBI proposal, questions student body fee increase" by...

Letter to the Editor

While recognizing that Henry Dickmeyer's Nov. 11 "Mind the cap: students need more work hours," is an opinions piece, I feel it necessary to...

This New Year, break down barriers to communication

New Year’s resolutions: the source of both hope and disappointment. This January, the staff of The Occidental Weekly suggests that students and staff make...

In a prejudiced world, students must check their college privilege

After the Ferguson grand jury verdict was released, I could not help but turn my thoughts to Occidental. I thought of the wave of...