Opinions
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Letter from the Newcomb Media Suite
My second-grade teacher used to quote Milton Berle, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door." In the throes of a global pandemic, crafting opportunities from...
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Opinion: Voice messages from Dubai
One of the saved world clocks on my Clock app is Dubai. They are 11 hours ahead of us in LA. Right now, as...
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Opinion: We’ve looked at LA from both sides, now
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Opinion: A love letter to Dance Production
I grew up as an athlete, going from soccer in kindergarten, to speedskating in elementary and middle school. Lacrosse was the first sport, however,...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Five things I learned in my first year of college
A little over a year ago, I got my acceptance letter to Oxy. Throughout high school, I imagined what college would be like. I...
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Opinion: How the Alexander Technique changed my life
The world moves fast. So fast that in that hurricane of parties, papers, job searches, friends, family, relationships and all the while trying to...
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Opinion: Everyone has their own plates to fill. Here’s what mine looks like
Content warning: The following article discusses eating disorders. A proxy can refer to many things. In a literal sense, it means a person who acts...
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Opinion: Red line, green line, is a formal deployment of NATO advisors to Ukraine beneficial?
Tensions spiked between the NATO alliance and Russia Feb. 26 when NATO member Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico claimed multiple NATO members were considering deploying troops to...
