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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A fairer registration system will make students’ courses count
It’s registration season here at Oxy, and needless to say, stress levels are high. First years are fresh into college life, just looking to...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Programming Board releases budget and calls for student vote for SpringFest Artist
— Programming Board: Lexi Banbury (senior), Eli Plvan-Franke (senior), Bea Bestor (sophomore), Maya Crawford (senior), Robby Schreiber (sophomore), Hannah Wakefield (sophomore), Kyle Costello (senior), Isabel Geddes (junior), Kevyn Kovesdy (sophomore), Anna Holm (senior) Programming Board...
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Democrats “fix the damn road” to the White House: takeaways from the midterms
https://public.flourish.studio/resources/embed.js With all precincts reported, the 2018 midterm elections ended with Democrats gaining control of the House of Representatives, flipping 27 seats, while Republicans made gains...
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‘Death ain’t ready for you’: a reflection on suicide prevention and awareness month
September was Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and I was very aware. Two years ago, I almost suicided, and that anniversary is disorienting at best and...
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Astrology is fake, but the friendships we make through it are real
You might remember the huge buzz on the internet several years ago when NASA declared there was a 13th Zodiac sign — Ophiuchus. NASA explained how the Earth's...
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Hollywood needs to stop making reboots and focus on telling diverse stories
Hollywood has been continuously churning out an obscene amount of sequels and remakes. So far this year, there have been 46 remakes, reboots and sequels,...
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Food for thought: students deserve healthier nighttime dining options
Imagine this: It's been a long, hard practice and you find yourself daydreaming about the Homestyle station at the Marketplace (MP). By the time you...
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Credit where credit is due: give student-athletes more than one unit
Approximately 25 percent of students at Occidental College are student-athletes, but these athletes aren't getting the credit they deserve. Occidental awards student-athletes with one unit of...
