Opinions
Opinions
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...
Opinions
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.”...
Opinions
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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Shakira and J-Lo’s triumphant halftime show was much more than hips
I’m a huge fan of Shakira. Since I began listening to her music, I’ve connected with her idiosyncratic lyricism, powerful ballads and euphoric, genre-blending pop masterpieces. I even...
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I just took a DNA test, turns out it 100 percent doesn’t matter
I’m obsessed with learning things about myself. From astrology to Meyers Briggs to Enneagram to Hogwarts houses to Buzzfeed quizzes about which “Bachelor” contestant you are based on your Chipotle order, I’ve done...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
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...
