Opinions
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....
Editorial
Registration PIN envelope system is inefficient, wasteful
Each year registration, like room draw, is inevitably stressful for students. While much of this stress can be attributed to a desire to get...
Editorial
Off-campus employment provides real-world experience
While Occidental takes great pride in the number of student employees on campus, there is still a large percentage of students here who are...
Opinions
Keystone XL risks environmental disaster, long-term job security
The Keystone Pipeline, a massive pipeline system that carries crude oil across the United States and Canada, recently took the center stage in the...
Opinions
'Oxy Confessions' unsafe, unproductive for community
If anyone asks if I have a Facebook, I tell them I do not. If they somehow find me on Facebook, I refuse their...
Opinions
Taiwan must embrace economic integration with China
A new trade agreement between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan negotiated last summer would further
integrate the two countries' economies, allowing...
Editorial
Registration PIN envelope system is inefficient, wasteful
Each year registration, like room draw, is inevitably stressful for students. While much of this stress can be attributed to a desire to get...
Opinions
Gap years should be made financially feasible for all
Tufts University recently announced the program, "Tufts 1+4," that will help mitigate the costs of taking a gap year for admitted students before beginning...
On Campus
Talib Kweli: Great artist, but not for SpringFest
When Programming Board announced that they would be bringing in Talib Kweli as the headline artist for SpringFest on April 12, my initial reaction...
