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...

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...

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...

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...

Opinion: Why double majoring will heal higher education

I like to say I didn’t choose my majors — my majors chose me. The department of Critical Theory & Social Justice (CTSJ) seemed...

Opinion: Demolishing the East Wing is yet another broken norm in the Trump administration

The East Wing of the White House was a historic building. Constructed in 1902 during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, it stood for 123 years until it was demolished...

Opinion: AI is ruining the liberal arts experience

My mother, who attended a small liberal arts college, used to tease my dad about his engineering degree. "You received training," she’d say, “but...

Opinion: I don’t want to go to war with Venezuela

October was Venezuela’s month, and it seems like November — and possibly the rest of the year — will be too. Oct. 10, opposition...

Opinion: Academia in the modern world needs to reflect its premodern ideals

Over 2000 years ago, Athens led the Greek city-states in a war against the Persian empire. The Athenians had grown accustomed to dominance over the...

Opinion: Prop. 50, saving our people or burning down our democracy?

The Democrats have failed to quell the fire burning down the principles of the country. In the face of what some political scientists have called a...

Opinion: Your skinny jeans are not a recession indicator

Over the last few months, videos have filled my phone screen, declaring everything from "quiet luxury" to "the rise of skinny culture" as recession...

Opinion: The passions that keep our loved ones close

Though my grandpa lived a long and fulfilling life, I still felt he went too soon. When he gave me some of his family...