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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: Self-hydrating cities are possible through advanced water reclamation technology
Have you had a drink of water today? Chances are you have, or will, because water is a necessity to human life. Despite this...
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Opinion: Rediscovering community and mourning losses at my first pandemic concert
Clad in her signature sparkling skeleton dress, singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers directed her gaze toward the audience. “Thank you for coming out tonight,” she said into the...
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Opinion: WAC’s non-inclusive name echoes issues of gendered sports labels
During the Involvement Fair in September, I stood at the WAC booth repeating the phrase "We’re Oxy’s Ultimate Frisbee team, WAC, that competes in...
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Opinion: Remembering the life of Bayard Rustin, a mover of masses
There are many forgotten figures in the civil rights movement, yet the case of Bayard Rustin is unique for how prolific his work was in comparison to...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: In order to be a truly great city, LA must stop acceding to the vetocracy
Having grown up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I have seen “not-in-my-back-yard-ers” (NIMBYs) up close and personal. NIMBYs are extremely vocal residents who...
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Opinion: Instagram masks Gabby Petito’s reality
Content Warning: This article contains discussions on relationship abuse, violence and death. Endless photos of sand-colored rocks balanced in stillness coupled with romantic flicks of...
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Opinion: What we talk about when we talk about weather
During the many occasions on which life throws you together with people you don’t know very well, chances are, you’ve talked about the weather:...
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Opinion: Baseball should not be a bad umpire’s call
Emma Cho -
It was Oct. 14, 9:37 p.m. on that fateful Thursday night. There I was in the Bell-Young common room, eyes glued to the TV,...
