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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From Hill to Ford, Republicans haven’t learned to care about sexual assault victims
After 27 years, the Senate Judiciary Committee has still not learned how to organize a Supreme Court justice hearing that involves testimony of a...
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Constant news of Kavanaugh hearings endangers students’ mental health
On the tense and stressful Thursday of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, the entire nation watched what the mainstream media proclaimed as one of the most important days...
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People with disabilities face financial barriers to marriage
Disability is broadly defined as a “disadvantage or handicap, especially one imposed by the law.” Social Security Disability Advocates (SSDA) includes disabilities pertaining to the speech, musculoskeletal, respiratory and...
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Kanye’s spiral into darkness doesn’t need an audience
Criticism, support, general coverage — unless you live under a rock, you've heard the name Kanye West this week. West met with President Donald Trump Oct. 11...
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Women can change American politics in 2018, but there’s a catch
If you haven’t noticed, female candidates are poised to shake up the political scene this November. Take Stacey Abrams, for instance. Abrams is the Democratic candidate for...
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Understanding Gen Z is the key to solving the Juuling epidemic
If you walk into any high school today, you'll see that nicotine has made a dangerous comeback in the form of the Juul. A...
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The trouble with triples: forced triples cause first years unnecessary stress
Occidental College sold the idea of forced triples as a no-frills fix to increasing student body sizes, but just because the college can fit...
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The opinions section needs to reflect the community, so tell us what you think
After I wrote an opinions piece articulating the struggles that come with being mixed race, I received an outpour of emails from readers explaining how much the...
