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...
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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...
On Campus
Occidental lags in California drought awareness
Los Angeles defies the mold of most major global cities. We throw New York’s “scenes” scene to the curb, preferring individualistic attitudes and mingling...
On Campus
Veitch's social contract starts with his signature
The most concerning part about President Jonathan Veitch's six-year contract extension last month was not the extension itself, but rather the tone of its...
Community News
A Freshman's guide to outdoor escapes
Incoming students choose Occidental College for a wide array of reasons: challenging academics; small size; the liberal arts philosophy; proximity to Los Angeles. Then...
Opinions
Embrace the introvert within: free to be you and me
After four long, yet simultaneously ephemeral years at Occidental, I will reap the fruits of my laborious days spent here, along with about 500...
Opinions
A brush through history: TV from 1951 to 2014
“A new era has begun, one started this time in the laboratories and factories of America. No doubt the period from 1945 to the...
Opinions
Moving from religious tolerance to acceptance
Two Sundays ago, as I drove down Eagle Rock Boulevard to my house in Cypress Park, I was met with barricades and flashing lights....
Local Engagement Column
Local music festivals offer affordable Coachella alternatives
It is a question every college student in Southern California hears: “Oh my god, are you going to Coachella this year? The lineup’s, like,...
Editorial
Course evaluations carry significant weight
As the semester comes to a close, students are given the opportunity to evaluate their professors and their experiences in class via Occidental’s course...
