Opinions

Opinion: Wellness was never meant to be an achievement

I’ve started to wonder how much I actually know about my body. When I exercise, I can see my heart rate, calories burned and how...

Opinion: Amidst recent backlash, MSI is more important than ever

I came to Occidental, thousands of miles away from my home in Virginia, completely unfamiliar with my surroundings but eager to learn. Participating in...

Opinion: The Sparkletts plant sits vacant. Here’s what to do.

During my second week at Occidental, I had to get my medication from the CVS on York Boulevard. As I was heading home, I...

Opinion: Write for your inner child

There is a scene in the 2010 animated Walt Disney movie “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” where Lizzy, a young human girl, works on...

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....

Opinion: NBA must go beyond canceling ‘Magic City Monday’

When the Atlanta Hawks announced "Magic City Monday," it initially felt like just another themed game night. The promotion promised lemon pepper wings, exclusive merchandise and...

Opinion: The Phantom of our Orchestras

"The Phantom of the Opera" is one of the most recognizable musicals ever, if I may be so bold. When asked to think about it,...

Opinion: ‘I don’t know’ is a perfect post-grad answer

Although there are still two months until many of my classmates and I graduate, the infamous six-word question “What are you doing after college?”...

Opinion: We need to stop villainizing fat people

Content warning: this article discusses eating disorders and disordered behavior. My FYS (First Year Seminar), "Fatness," gets the widest array of reactions when I tell...

Opinion: Cigarettes are diet culture in disguise

When I first arrived at Occidental, I didn’t notice the trees or the architecture. I noticed the cigarette butts — pressed into the pavement...

Opinion: Harry Styles is letting the light in

When Harry Styles released his new album, “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally” Mar. 6, I was so busy writing midterm papers, I couldn’t...

Opinion: Why we should all be foraging

My grandmother has been a forager since she was 10 years old. In the aftermath of the Korean War, my grandmother recalls having nothing...