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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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Delete your apps and try a social media cleanse
Last week, I found myself so upset over an event that I impulsively deleted my Snapchat and Instagram apps. In that moment, I felt immediate relief...
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College lack of transparency muddies pool saga
The reason I chose to join the swim team at Occidental was linked to promises of a new pool. As a walk-on, I did not have...
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Surveillance, ‘Big Brother’ government made Singapore ‘perfect place to grow up’
Weren’t you scared of always being filmed? Did you get in trouble for chewing gum? Were you ever caned? These are questions that I've...
Basketball
Losing the Mamba, LA’s most complex and prolific hero
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers legend and his daughter Gianna Bryant were among nine killed in a helicopter crash near Calabasas Jan. 26.
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Endorsing the IDF is offensive to the Oxy community
Dear Oxy Community, Two individuals from the Occidental football team posted images on their personal Instagram accounts featuring several players posing with the official flag...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: ASOC isn’t working for you, so we won’t work for ASOC
Dear Nina Srdić Hadži-Nešić, Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) President, Let us be clear: we love ASOC. Few institutions allow students to manage a...
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Instagram perpetuates (un)wellness culture
I was taught that I was not the expert of my body from a young age. As an 8-year-old, my parents decided I was done eating...
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“OK, boomer” attacks a mindset, not a generation
You don’t believe in climate change? OK, boomer. You think “OK, boomer” is the new n-word? OK, boomer. Zoomers — members of Generation Z — created the “OK, boomer”...
