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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: 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...
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Opinion: My crazy and storied relationship with the New York Times
I have a crazy and storied relationship with the New York Times. To the impartial onlooker, it might seem fairly normal: I read it....
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Opinion: Drop the company or drop the activism
From turning trash into fleece to not-so-passive aggressive messages against evil politicians in the tags of garments, Patagonia has been taking action to fight climate change and all the nasty...
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Opinion: Historical preservation laws betray our past and sell out our future to satisfy a few in the present
As a large city, LA divides its development rules throughout the city into various "community plans." The one that governs our area is the Northeast...
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Opinion: Binging junk food romance is healthier than you think
If you’re anything like me, your love for reading books started at your elementary school’s annual Scholastic Book Fair. All of my classmates, including myself,...
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Society makes an unfair director’s cut on Olivia Wilde
Director Olivia Wilde has allegedly committed some questionable offenses over the course of making and promoting her new film, “Don’t Worry Darling.” Significant media attention on...
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Opinion: @endthemandate shows us we need to fix how we talk to each other
It was a quiet summer morning, and I was enjoying my last couple days of laziness before the term began. I checked my Instagram,...
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Lessons Learned: How to become the person you are meant to be
My name is Yenni Guadalupe Gonzalez Salinas and I am a daughter of immigrants. As I was growing up, my mother instilled in me...
