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
Majors should fuse passion and practicality
We see it every day; it is displayed on the Occidental website as well as on the back of every student and staff ID...
Opinions
Current alcohol policy needs a language adjustment
Underage binge drinking has become a national epidemic. According to the Center for Disease Control, 90 percent of underage drinking qualifies as binge drinking,...
Opinions
Halloween remains a valuable outlet for self-expression
“In the regular world, Halloween is when children dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In Girl World, Halloween is the one night...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
I hate to be blunt, and hostile, but what I am about to write will seem that way. It is just a problem...
Editorial
Alumni presence brings positive spirit to homecoming
In recent years, school spirit has not been at the forefront of the hearts and minds of the Occidental student body. The stands are...
Opinions
Senior comprehensives worth more than four units
There is a reason Senior Comprehensives Projects (comps) are bemoaned and dreaded: they are so much more work than expected. While students can debate...
Opinions
Turkish government must take responsibility
In the last year, Turkey has been a main stopping point for Islamist extremists attempting to cross into Syria to fight the Bashar al-Assad...
Opinions
Anecdotes from the Archives 50 years later: Has Occidental become more liberal?
Students today know Occidental as a “liberal bubble,” where left-wing students go to thrive and the Young Republican club has been defunct for years....
