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: 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...
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...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
Reevaluating FYRE could produce real results
When it comes to educating young people about drinking, many high schools take a “Mean Girls”-inspired approach. Teachers preach the familiar, “Don’t drink or...
Opinions
Resist water usage with drought-resistant plants
Growing up with relentless rain and snow in Massachusetts, I never experienced the kind of panic that currently surrounds California’s water shortage. But after...
Opinions
'Feminism' ban hurts movement
On Nov. 12, Time Magazine released its fourth annual word banishment poll, calling for readers to elect the most irrelevant, inarticulate or irritating term...
Community News
#SaveATO: Football house unfairly scrutinized
To many students, living off campus implies freedom from the rules and regulations of living at Occidental. But this is not the case for...
Letters to the Editor
Letter To the Editor
Dear Editor,This letter is in response to last week’s Weekly article, Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition’s (OSAC) Facebook post dated Oct. 28 and the Huffington...
Editorial
Faculty, staff create home away from home
With a top-notch education, year-round warm weather and a close-knit community, the students at Occidental will have a lot to be thankful for when...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
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...
