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: Notes from the Soler Glacier
It rained for three days straight before we could climb the pass. Ceaseless and loud, large blue drops of water poured off of our...
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Opinion: Why I can’t stop watching a sport that kills
Jay Ward -
Eight seconds. That’s how long a rider has to stay on a bull in order for it to be considered a “qualified ride.” If...
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Opinion: Seeing myself on the NYFW catwalk
"Batik" is a traditional Indonesian style of clothing that is made using hot wax to make patterns of swirls, dots and lines on fabric...
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Opinion: The transformative magic of the Girl Scout cookie
A couple of weeks ago, my friend and I drove past some Girl Scouts packing up their cookie booth as we returned to campus. The...
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Opinion: Desperation and delusion — I watched Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview so you don’t have to
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin, Feb. 6, 2024, claiming his goal was to get Putin’s side of the story. Unlike...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Yes, Israel is a settler-colonial state. Calling it so matters.
Feb. 7, 2024, in response to a Statement of Concern signed by 61 Occidental faculty members, Associate Professor of Classics and Chair of Comparative...
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Opinion: We need better Latine representation
Recently, I was scrolling on Instagram when I saw a video that upset me so much that I had to lie down after watching...
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Opinion: Alix Earle, relatable “It Girl” or window into our deepest desires?
Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Alix Earle, is the physical embodiment of everything I will never be. In 2020, the then first year at the University of...
