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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“Annie Hall” successfully depicts the complex nature of NYC Jews
This past February, Netflix added “Annie Hall” to its extensive movie catalog. A couple of weeks ago, during my hectic midterms season, I unexpectedly saw it...
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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...
Opinions
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...
