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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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...
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The mental illness plotline in the “Joker” is no laughing matter
On a brisk October morning, I decided that it would be a good idea to see Todd Phillips’s "Joker" and ruin the next 14 hours...
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Nuclear energy is fission-ary
After the World Climate Strike Sept. 20, California’s climate change activists demanded the state rely on carbon-free energy by 2050. California promises to go 100 percent carbon-free by...
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Don’t be a Co-Star in your own life
I was searching the library for a non-existent study spot when I felt the buzz of a phone notification. I moaned, expecting yet another admin’s...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Community vigil to mourn Migrant Farmworkers mural whitewashed during Hispanic Heritage Month
Dear friends, This letter is to inform stakeholders, community leaders, organizations, artists and constituents that another iconic mural has been erased in Highland Park, Los...
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It’s not a (Victoria’s) secret that all bodies are beautiful
Over the last two decades, the Victoria’s Secret (VS) Fashion show has become an iconic event. Each year since middle school, one of my friends would...
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Joe Rogan’s podcast reiterates the importance of free speech
Joe Rogan, most famous now as the host of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, has had a wide and varied career. He began work as a...
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Politics have become a reality game show that Democrats shouldn’t be playing
A few weeks ago, my friend told me about her obsession with The Bachelor. She explained that even though she knows it’s bad, she loves...
