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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: Mindfulness, politics and appreciating the quiet
I began meditating just about a year ago, and it has become an integral part of my daily routine. The purpose of meditation is...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: To divest from Israel is to invest in ignorance
Occidental made the correct decision not to divest from companies that do business in Israel, denying the request of Students for Justice in Palestine...
Opinions
Opinion: A love letter to Lunchables and growing up
March 12, 2021, I bought my first Lunchable. Ham and Cheddar, with a vanilla creme cookie, $1.79. At 19 years old. I wasn’t allowed to...
Opinions
Opinion: The model minority myth overlooks struggles and contributes to anti-Asian hate
I used to believe that Asian Americans were a model minority. I used to think that the stereotype of Asian Americans as smart, hardworking,...
Opinions
Opinion: We must take #FreeBritney seriously before it is too late
I remember one day my mom called me over to her desk to show me something. I approached her blue Apple Macintosh and saw...
Opinions
Opinion: Lessons in accessibility from a year of online learning
If you asked me what Zoom was this time last year, I would have had no idea what you were talking about. When President...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: SJP calls for denouncement of doxxing
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Greek Council Letter of Accountability
To the Occidental College Community, Greek Life at Oxy would like to collectively acknowledge the egregious systems which have contributed to our privileged position as...
