Opinions
Opinions
Opinion: The Cornell Daily Sun demonstrates the power of student voices
This article includes discussion of sexual assault. Sept. 21 the Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell University’s independent daily student newspaper, published an editorial revealing the names that became...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: All roads of personal growth lead to Rome
Since coming back from my study abroad semester in Rome, Italy, I have spent the last few months dwelling on the experience I had...
Opinions
Opinion: Capoeira is a ‘jeito’ of life
The other night, I dreamt of berimbaus (single string gourd instruments) singing in the distance and gravelly voices whispering along to “Deixa eu passar.”...
Opinions
Opinion: Even if the bubble bursts, AI will survive
It seems like it’s become impossible to navigate contemporary daily life without encountering some form of AI. From Google automatically incorporating Gemini into its search results...
Editorial
Editorial: The ethics and process of student journalism
In recent years, many students, professors and faculty at Occidental have expressed confusion with how The Occidental operates. Potential sources are reluctant to speak...
Editorial
Letter from the editor-in-chief: Gabriel Dunatov
The flood starts at 9 a.m. The first emails wash in — mailing lists, the student digest, complaints, follow-ups I haven’t responded to yet....
Opinions
There is no pain in painting, even if it’s spelled that way
Having grown up Catholic, I’m well-versed in guilt, woe and masochism. If anyone doesn’t know what I’m talking about, last Christmas I went to Catholic Mass...
Opinions
The Timed Writing Exam serves no real purpose and causes unnecessary stress
I chose to attend Oxy because I wanted a strong liberal arts education that fostered small class sizes and individualized teaching. In theory, the...
Opinions
Oxy must use restorative justice to fight sexual violence
The most frequent question for a senior like me is about what I will do after graduation. I have zero concrete plans, but I...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Tal Becker is an inappropriate Jack Kemp ’57 Distinguished Lecturer
This letter was originally sent to administration and staff April 23. The Occidental is publishing it in its original form. Letter to President Veitch about...
Opinions
GoldLink? More like GoneLink: How we lost Springfest to FOMO
On the evening of Friday, April 13, one day before Occidental's annual Springfest concert, the student body received an email from Tamara Himmelstein, the assistant...
Opinions
Garcetti belongs in city hall, not the White House
After Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s April 14 visit to Iowa, his run for the 2020 U.S. presidency is all but assured. By any measure,...
