Opinions
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Opinion: Surveillance won’t save us — community care will
I remember returning to Occidental after fall break my first year burdened with loads of bags, struggling up the hill leading to my dorm....
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Opinion: The Creator’s Game should not be played without its creators
When I think about lacrosse, I think of early mornings, long practices and bruises, but mostly I think of the people who make the...
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Opinion: Armenia’s parliament brawl illuminates issue in media consumption
Oct. 27, Armenia’s Parliament was home to a violent scene, with members physically assaulting one another and one person even throwing a chair at a...
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Opinion: Ohio chose decency by electing Amy Acton
As an Ohio native, a state that has not been blue in over a decade, I watched the midterm results creeping in on election...
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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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Opinion: Broadway should spotlight original productions
As both an audience member and writer of original musical theater, I have recently been disappointed to see a lack of originality in Broadway...
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Opinion: A movie about ‘Nobody’
Levi Lee -
Before I start, I’m aware someone will ask me if I saw it ‘the way it was intended’, in IMAX 70mm. The answer is...
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Opinion: LA should take transportation inspiration from across the Pacific
Ryan Kim -
Getting around Los Angeles stereotypically means surrendering a couple of hours a day to freeways that don't so much move cars as hold them...
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Lessons Learned: What is lost (and found) in translation
There’s an old maxim that says, "you only truly understand something once you’ve had to teach it to someone else." I've spoken English my whole...
