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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The Kobe Dilemma: How should we remember the Mamba?
Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault In 2003, Kobe Bryant was charged with one count of felony sexual assault following an alleged rape of a 19-year-old hotel employee in...
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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...
