Opinions
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....
Opinions
Opinion: I lost my home in the 2017 California wildfires. That should not be the new normal.
When I woke up Tuesday morning, it looked like a cold September day, perfect for snuggling up with some hot chocolate and making pumpkin...
Opinions
Returning home and returning habits
The months after being sent home from Oxy haven't been just a return to a place, but also a return to a mentality. Not...
Opinions
Idealism aside, you need to vote for Joe Biden
I went to my local polling booth to cast my vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary March 3. I was optimistic about the...
Opinions
I had the coronavirus, and Instagram had a lot of opinions about it
I thought 2020 had reached the peak of bad news. Then I tested positive for coronavirus. Living at home in Georgia, where Governor Brian Kemp has not...
Opinions
America’s pastime is moving out of the past
Baseball is America’s pastime. For over a century, through peace and war, prosperity and despair, one thing has remained constant: baseball. President Franklin Delano...
Opinions
It’s time for Occidental to say goodbye to Greek life
As many are calling for the end of police in America, I have noticed a more recent student-led movement to abolish Greek life. Based...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Oxy students demand a People’s Budget in LA, stand with BLMLA
Letters to the editor are traditionally edited for clarity, Associated Press (AP) style and grammar. This letter was published as submitted to allow readers...
Opinions
TL;DR: ASOC’s spring election was unfair and unethical
The phrase “TL;DR,” or “too long; didn’t read,” is often used to introduce a summary for a lengthy text. Urban Dictionary defines this modern shorthand as...
