Opinions
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....
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: OSAC updates mission statement
OSAC -
Dear members of the Occidental community, We are Oxy Sexual Assault Coalition (OSAC). We are a student and faculty-led coalition here to raise awareness of...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Veterans are important members of the Occidental community
When you first think about Occidental College, do you immediately think about veterans? Probably not. At the end of the 2017–18 academic year, Aaron...
Opinions
Empower girls to run the world through education
The gender divide is not a new topic and neither is access to education. The international gender divide begins in early education — from the time girls can’t...
Opinions
Asian beauty standards are more than (white) skin deep
Saturday nights in my household consisted of Hunan Broadcasting’s Happy Camp variety show, a coffee table littered with sunflower seeds and the mundane gossip of my...
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US media fails to tell the full story of the Hong Kong protests
Kathy Ou -
I couldn't help being exposed to the fact-blurring Chinese media coverage on the Hong Kong (HK) protests when I was in China over the...
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Oxford comma drama and the need for descriptivism
Anybody who cares about grammar probably also cares about the Oxford comma: the final comma before the conjunction in a list. Depending on whom...
Opinions
Companies are not as green as their marketing seems
In the wake of the World Climate March, it’s trendy to be eco-friendly. I bet you could name at least a couple of your friends...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Professor Gretchen North issues an apology for the Orientation panel
In response to the letter from students concerning the faculty panel at Orientation, I would like to apologize for getting the panel off on...
