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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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Comedy not collusion: Trump misses the facts of social critique
In a tweet posted at 4:52 a.m. Feb. 18, President Donald J. Trump issued a polite and tactful criticism of the late-night variety show Saturday Night...
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That’s my flag: the US needs to recognize the Armenian genocide
As a descendant of a genocide survivor, it is truly disappointing to live in a country that explicitly chooses to discount the genocide of...
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Democrats, act like you care
The next presidential election needs a fresh voice to stand out among the homogenous crowd of Democratic Washington veterans. Our country deserves someone untainted...
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Open your heart, not your wallet
Another Valentine’s Day filled with affectionate couples celebrating the romantic, endearing holiday, and I’m sitting here, once again, merely rolling my eyes. Because when...
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Say it, don’t spray it: the Gilman Fountain has got to go
Located just beyond the campus' main entrance and plastered across every Occidental brochure is one of the more iconic landmarks on campus, the Lucille...
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Why the 2020 election will not resolve the Democratic Party’s identity crisis
Barring a nomination of the Antichrist, I am likely to vote for whoever the Democratic Party puts up for the general election in 2020....
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: ASOC must face our challenges
To the Associated Students of Occidental College,To be clear, this includes all 1,988 of us and even those who came before us. This is...
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Food for thought: We should make time for mindful mealtimes
The beginning of the year is a time when people reflect, set goals and change themselves and their habits for the better. It’s a...
