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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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Hang up the Anglophone: English speakers need to learn new languages
My taxi driver laughed at me for coming to Ireland to learn to speak Irish. "We all learn it in school, but no one uses...
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Real is relatable, so don’t edit your Insta pics
There’s nothing sweeter than hearing your phone ding uncontrollably from Instagram likes after posting a photo. It's even better when you get notifications that...
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Let’s start using “y’all” again, y’all
Orientation four years ago was a blur of new experiences and an overload of new information. While I remember sitting in Thorne for lectures,...
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Anti-Semitism isn’t just for the far right
In 2017, there were 1,749 religiously motivated hate crimes in the U.S. Fifty-eight percent of those were driven by anti-Jewish bias, according to the FBI....
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Self-responsibility: The perfectionist’s alternative to self-care
I actively hate the term self-care. I realize this is unpopular. For a long time, I viewed the concept as a justification to abandon discipline...
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In the Mueller investigation, truth trumps partisanship
For two years, the Mueller report has been a prominent media story and conversation topic among the American public. It rose above other scandalous...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: We must acknowledge Zionism’s historical connection to white supremacy
Before I address the bulk of “We need productive dialogue among Jewish students at Oxy” by Maddie Solomon, I’d like to make a comment...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Take Back the Night event encourages survivors to share their stories
We all know that Oxy has had a tumultuous past with sexual assault. I remember when I was on a tour of the school...
