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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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Forever 21 fails to grow with its customers
My best friend once told me that “nothing at Forever 21 lasts forever.” As of Sept. 29, the chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close...
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Affirmative action is right, legacy admission is white
Last month, a federal judge ruled that Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian American applicants. The plaintiff, a nonprofit called Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), alleged...
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Mental Health Matters: Myths and Autism Spectrum Disorder
As the popularity of mental health has increased, skeptics — especially in this age of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories — have claimed that diagnoses...
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Let’s kill LA’s commodification of death
As someone from Los Angeles, I have spent money on a variety of things that I am not particularly proud of. Whether it’s overpriced...
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Japanese Brave Blossoms brave the storm to honor the game
Right in the middle of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Typhoon Hagibis sent Japan into chaos. Due to damage from the storm, games between New Zealand...
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Pick up the phone, Telefund is fundamental to Occidental
Besides politics and having to tell someone they have food in their teeth, nothing gets people on edge more than talking about money. Many...
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Myth and mental health
As the exposure of mental health issues has increased, skeptics — especially in this age of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories — have claimed that...
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Diversity is a joke to SNL
Within the last few weeks, I came across "Saturday Night Live's" (SNL) SoulCycle skit. The skit opened up with an Asian American comedian, who, unbeknownst to...
