Opinions
Opinions
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: Dear influencers, please stop moving to Hawaiʻi for content
Raindrops pounded outside my sliding glass door as I opened YouTube on my laptop. The first video to catch my eye was a commonly...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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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