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 to return from winter break as an international student
If you’re an international student like me, the transition of returning from winter break might have been hard for you. Adjusting to a new...
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Opinion: Persevering through the Marketplace
I walk up the stairs, my heartbeat quickening with each step. My body begs me: reconsider. My brain warns me: approaching danger. My flight...
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Opinion: I am (not) literally J. Robert Oppenheimer
During the "Barbenheimer" cultural event, I dressed in pastels for Greta Gerwig's "Barbie," so I figured I might as well dress in black slacks...
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Opinion: Why I love to love “Modern Love”
I have exactly one photo of Ruby Gower. In it she is wearing a pink blouse, a flower tucked into the breast pocket. She’s...
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Opinion: There were snubs at the Oscars this year — just not the ones you think
Even before "Barbie" was released in July of 2023, it was going to be a cultural phenomenon. The internet had been ablaze for weeks...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Settler Colonialism Cannot Explain Israel. Worse, It Cannot Promote Peace
Some of my colleagues write in their Letter to the Editor (LTE) of Nov. 15, 2023 that I am wrong to claim, in my...
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Opinion: Apps like Fizz are antithetical to our community
My name is at the top of this article, or maybe at the bottom but I’ll write it again, just to make it clear....
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Opinion: Modi’s new temple worships religious nationalism
When I was a child, my parents would take my brother and me to a Hindu version of Sunday school — Saturdays, from approximately...
