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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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Trump’s redefinition of gender is rooted in politics, not science
In 1859, Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution. The guy was onto something, but his peers weren't. The theory quickly evolved, so to speak, into "social...
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Dance culture promotes heteronormativity, so let’s raise the barre
At the age of six, equipped with a velvet leotard and size four jazz shoes, my blonde baby hairs tucked into a tight bun, I...
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Don’t give up hope, the fight against climate change isn’t over yet
Climate change is a little scary. But as the world reacted to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) doomsday report Oct. 8 stating climate change's most apocalyptic...
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Choose your words carefully: how your language contributes to mental health stigma
In order to change how we think about mental health and mental illness, we must challenge the stereotypes society holds. A clear manifestation of...
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Trump’s net neutrality lawsuit harms poor communities
Oh, the internet — an indescribable realm full of cute puppy videos, accessible college courses and graphic cold cases. To so many of us, it is an everyday...
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“Canceling” every problematic artist leaves no room for growth, and that’s the tea, sis
I first stumbled onto the Tumblr site "Your Fave Is Problematic" in 2014. I was biting into some unbelievably savory Chick-fil-A nuggets while listening to Chris...
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Gone without a bang: Gov. Brown should end his term with stronger gun control laws
Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into effect several new pieces of gun control legislation Sept. 25, cementing California’s reputation as the state with the strictest gun control...
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Beyond tractors, beer and heartbreak: country music is more relatable than you think
What comes to mind when you think of country music? You might picture cowboy hats, plaid shirts, John Deere tractors and guns. When a lot of...
