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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Stop burning money on Notre Dame Cathedral
The April 15 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris represents one of the greatest artistic and cultural losses of our time. The value...
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We need to stand up to sexual assault at Oxy
As a woman, I know what it's like to feel like my body doesn't completely belong to me. I felt like my body wasn’t mine...
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Easy access to guns does not equate to freedom
April 20, 2019 marks the twenty year anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre — a tragedy that took 13 lives, and at the time, was seen...
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Allow transgender soldiers to serve in our military
The Pentagon's controversial policy banning transgender recruits from joining the military went into effect April 12. Directly opposing the beliefs of 70 percent of American...
Letters to the Editor
President Veitch and Vice President Amos Himmelstein, end Oxy’s complicity in Israeli apartheid
Dear President Veitch and VP Amos Himmelstein; We are a collective of students concerned about the possibility of Oxy’s unethical investments in companies complicit in...
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It’s not rocket science: Humanities have a place in our education system
In the higher education community, there is a clear divide separating STEM and the humanities. Students debate the superiority of their respective favorite, while...
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Online room draw causes room drama
It was 9:29 a.m. on my first room draw day, and the loud noise coming from whatever creature resides in the Braun AC units...
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Coachella Valley is more than Airbnbs and Ariana Grande
It was that time of year in Los Angeles again. Miles away from our freeways, congested with millennials from Ohio late for their yoga...
