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...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,In their Oct. 8 column “Fail: Freshmen Required to Create Sexual Assault Memes,” Taylor Majewski and Lucy Stewart express concern over one of...
Opinions
Is Yik Yak replacing Facebook's Oxy Confessions?
The latest app to take the Occidental student body by storm has everybody yakkin'; Yik Yak, an anonymous online message board that showcases user-submitted...
Opinions
ISIS Uses Impressive Media Display to Evoke Fear
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has dominated the news for months now. With the assistance of Western media distribution, ISIS has masterfully...
Opinions
Occidental campus: not a trash can
On a late Friday night as I walked to the cooler, I came upon an unwanted sight. No, not an opossum. Nope, not a...
Editorial
Investments conflict with college's sustainability efforts
With a disastrous drought and constant debate over food justice, energy use and waste disposal, Occidental is abuzz with efforts toward sustainability. Thankfully, the...
Opinions
Occidental surveillance: they are watching you
Next time you are walking through Occidental's campus, take a few minutes to observe your surroundings. Look up at the beautiful foliage and the...
Editorial
Where is the sexual assault report we were promised?
On April 16, 2013, President Jonathan Veitch announced in an open letter to the college that Occidental planned to employ private lawyers Gina Smith...
Opinions
Fail: Freshmen Required to Create Sexual Assault Memes
Sexual assault is not a laughing matter, a fact that—based on our schools' recent history—Occidental students are perhaps especially equipped to understand. Yet last...
