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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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Pic your battles: we need consent in public photography
It’s a surreal experience to look up and make eye contact with yourself, peering dumbstruck out of someone else’s cell phone. My 18-year-old self is...
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“Don’t even read this, it sucks”
I love creating. I love cooking, sewing, writing, scrapbooking, songwriting and singing. Yet the second it comes time to share that joy, I revert...
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In Bachelor in Paradise, love is love
On the Sept. 17 finale of Bachelor in Paradise, 4.4 million viewers watched Demi Burnett’s dream come true. She got down on one knee in a...
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Andrew Yang’s got that thang
Most readers will be familiar with the following scene: it is lunchtime at an elementary school. The day is ripe for enjoyment — only a...
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Trump’s transphobic rhetoric has violent repercussions
Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence against a transgender woman, which may be upsetting to some readers. Trump’s dangerous rhetoric physically sickens me. Listening...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Faculty must be active in rebuilding community trust after failed academic panel
To the faculty of Occidental College, We address you as former leaders of the Orientation program and as students deeply affected by the faculty panel...
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Removal of “13 Reasons Why” suicide scene is two years too late
I was in high school when Netflix released the controversial series “13 Reasons Why.” Looking for volunteer work, I chose to volunteer for a...
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Veganism won’t save the Amazon
Several weeks ago, the news that the Amazon rainforest was burning struck the world. Vegans everywhere took to social media, encouraging followers to go vegan to save...
