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: A call for horizontal leadership from ASOC DEB & ASOC RESF
Dear Oxy Students, With the ASOC elections ongoing, the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) and Renewable Energy and Sustainability Fund (RESF) have considered endorsing...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Highland Park is changing and so must we
Highland Park and the broader Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) area are in flux. Storefronts come and go, unfamiliar faces become a familiar fog and...
Opinions
My skincare addiction: How the internet enforces beauty standards
Last summer, I started breaking out. I don’t mean innocent little pimples, either. I mean some serious cystic nastiness that erupted on my face like a...
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We can’t change history, but we can change how we teach it
In seventh grade, my humanities teacher dropped Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States” on my desk. This light read taught me that Columbus...
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A touchy subject: Democrats can do better than Joe Biden
Last year, I was with my parents while they talked to their work friend, a man I hardly know. We moved to walk, and...
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Why I talk about my mental illness
Since my first year, when I heard about Oxy from the Inside (OFTI), I knew I wanted to speak at the event. I shared...
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Upper campus accessibility is an uphill battle
The Occidental administration released an interactive map of campus March 27. The map includes a wide array of features, such as the ability to see the...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: From South Africa to Palestine, end investment in apartheid crimes #OxyDivest
It is time to divest from Israeli apartheid, and to join other colleges and organizations that have taken a stand against violent, discriminatory policies...
