Opinions
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Opinion: The Cornell Daily Sun demonstrates the power of student voices
This article includes discussion of sexual assault. Sept. 21 the Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell University’s independent daily student newspaper, published an editorial revealing the names that became...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: All roads of personal growth lead to Rome
Since coming back from my study abroad semester in Rome, Italy, I have spent the last few months dwelling on the experience I had...
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Opinion: Capoeira is a ‘jeito’ of life
The other night, I dreamt of berimbaus (single string gourd instruments) singing in the distance and gravelly voices whispering along to “Deixa eu passar.”...
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Opinion: Even if the bubble bursts, AI will survive
It seems like it’s become impossible to navigate contemporary daily life without encountering some form of AI. From Google automatically incorporating Gemini into its search results...
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Opinion: Buzz about the Mike Pence fly reveals faults of our democracy
With Nov. 3 pressing closer, American election news is on my mind — surprise, surprise. Since the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates, I have...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: From a former defensive end to you
Dear Occidental, President Elam announced that the football program was cut Oct. 13. My teammates and I were in shock when you announced the cancellation in...
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Opinion: Don’t tell me to “vote blue”
If you have an Instagram account, you might have seen a few posts asking you to “Vote Blue No Matter Who!” At first glance,...
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Opinion: Corporate interest campaigns in California are masquerading as grassroots movements
I am a voter in California, and there has seldom been a time this election cycle when I have watched TV and not seen...
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Opinion: I shouldn’t have to ask you to care about genocide
As an Armenian woman living in the Los Angeles diaspora, I am hurt and I am angry. We wake up panicked, checking our phones...
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Opinion: I’d like to thank the Academy for the new Best Picture diversity requirements. Let’s take them further.
The Oscars are finally requiring nominees for the Best Picture award to have inclusive and diverse casts and crew, but these standards don't go...
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Opinion: Let’s chat about WeChat
Kathy Ou -
A few days after the White House announced the executive order to ban WeChat Aug. 6, my grandpa called me at midnight Los Angeles...
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Opinion: From a transfer to you, you’re taking Oxy for granted
If you hate school online, you’re lucky — try hating it in person too. I transferred to Oxy from the University of Arizona (UA) as...
