Opinions
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...
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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...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: How roller skating (kind of) saved my life
Content warning: The following article discusses depression. Feb. 23, 2024: instead of the high static friction between my shoes and the ground, there are wheels...
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Opinion: Taking a WAC-ky risk
At the beginning of the fall semester, I was sitting on the AGC steps after dinner when my friend Cady told me she was...
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Opinion: Why do I support geoengineering?
Before the creation of modern industrial society, it’s hard to say that life for humans was “good” in any meaningful capacity. More than half...
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Opinion: Mitski’s vulnerability is something we need to confront in ourselves
After ages of listening to whatever is on the top charts, I’ll try to find something reliable, something that brings out the past. I...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: 1,000 Days of Duolingo
Thursday, April 22, 2021, I completed a Duolingo lesson in Mandarin Chinese. I didn’t think much of the lesson or the app at the...
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Opinion: What the rise of the mocktail means for America’s drinking culture
In a country where your 21st birthday opens the gates to adulthood, drinking alcohol is a rite of passage. Despite a plethora of research...
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Lessons Learned: How seasickness taught me to fail
Content warning: This article discusses suicide. I wouldn’t make a good sailor. Boy scout outings and biology labs have washed me out to sea a...
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Opinion: Algorithm, who should I love for eternity?
Headlines such as “Forget Dating Apps — the 'Marriage Pact' Goes for the Long Haul” and “The Kids Are Making ‘Marriage Pacts’ to Distract...
