Opinions
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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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Let’s clap for the Mary Norton Clapp
Hot take: the Mary Norton Clapp Academic Commons is the best place to be on campus. Nothing puts me in a better mood than...
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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...
