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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: Are professors and politics a good mix?
Focus on the feeling you get when someone drops a hot political take you don’t agree with. It usually kicks down the mood by...
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Opinion: It is non-negotiable that we must increase school spirit for female athletes
Female athletes face a double standard in sports. Commentators often say they either appear too aggressive or aren't entertaining enough — both critiques demonstrating...
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Opinion: My home in Pauley where my identity is more than accepted, it is welcomed
Emma Cho -
As an Asian American that frequently, but unintentionally, occupies white-dominated spaces, the day-to-day feeling of alienation is no stranger to me. It is a...
Anti-Asian Texts Coverage
Letter to the Editor: My alma mater should take healing into its own hands
Not a great start to the Year of the Tiger. At Occidental College, a screenshot of a text conversation between two students surfaced on social...
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Opinion: Local coffee shops, you haven’t bean yet?
Looking back on my first semester in college, I think about all the dark evenings spent cooped up in a study room at the...
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Opinion: Teachers know their classrooms, let them decide their reopenings
Despite once being hailed for their sacrifices as essential workers, teachers and their unions have come under fire for demanding safer workplaces and temporary...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: How to channel fear through rugby
I am a fairly fearful person. I'm afraid of heights, going to the dentist and getting my period while wearing white pants. There are...
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Opinion: Confessions of a workaholic
In elementary school, my mom and I rushed from soccer game to basketball game to dance practice as I changed into my various uniforms...
