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....
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Advice for hard times from Oxy student veterans
Until recently, my military experience and that of our student veterans — Tyler Melchisky (junior), Alex Borges (sophomore), Dylan Sullivan (sophomore) and Jarad Angel...
Editorial
Editorial: Put our health above grades and teach with empathy
Our 13-person editorial board is composed of students from a variety of majors who are currently scattered across the United States. Each of us...
Opinions
Home for the pandemic
No matter your reality, the recent forced move-out presents challenges for everyone. For some, leaving Oxy means going home. For others, the house in...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Black community feels isolated after college mishandles the deaths of two black students
I am grateful to be at Oxy. I have amazing allies and supporters within the faculty, staff and student body that have pushed me...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 reveals shortcomings in IPO’s crisis preparedness
COVID-19’s effect as a global pandemic extends far beyond fears of catching the highly contagious illness — economies have tanked, unemployment has risen and...
Opinions
(Oxy) Overheard it in a past life
OxyOverheard was never supposed to get this big. Like many things I do, OxyOverheard started as a joke in the Green Bean Fall 2018. My friend...
Opinions
College students need to avoid burnout in the era of COVID-19
Do you ever feel exhausted, unmotivated, frustrated or disengaged with your academic and personal life? If you have, you’re not alone; I’ve felt it...
Opinions
It’s time to ditch #bodypositivity for #bodyacceptance
Over the last five years, the body positivity and self-love fad has become so ingrained in our culture — #bodypositivity currently has over 4.1 million posts...
