Opinions
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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: 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...
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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:...
