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...
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...
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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...
