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Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still
When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
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Opinion: On the African History section of bookstores
Lacking. This is the overall quality and conclusion that many African-descended and African people can come to when visiting most bookstores in the United...
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Opinion: Politicians should not be put on pedestals
You must have heard the news by now: three LA city council members spewed racist remarks against various groups of people with many of...
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Letter to the Editor: Jarvis Masters’ wrongful conviction sheds light on the unjust foster care-to-prison pipeline
Thirty-two years. By the time we are 32, we will have graduated from Occidental College, started our first job and made some career pivots....
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Opinion: Conspiracy theories are more dangerous than you think
Living in Arizona, a Republican stronghold turned swing state, I have experienced the whole spectrum of wild conspiracies. This past February, for example, following...
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Opinion: Brazil’s recent presidential election reaffirms the necessity of the popular front
On Oct. 2, Brazil held the first round of a presidential election described as “the biggest vote in decades,” which would determine whether the...
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Opinion: ‘Little Mermaid’ detractors are ‘poor, unfortunate souls’
If you were to ask me to select my current favorite of the Disney retellings I grew up with, I’d likely find myself unable...
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Opinion: Check out more than books from your local library
I grew up with a library card. Ever since I was a child, my mother took me to the library during my free time. I...
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Opinion: For sustainability in food, what it is matters more than where it’s from
When one walks out of the Marketplace after getting their meal or a snack, they encounter wall art (photo is mine) that provides advice for diners...
