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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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THIS IS NOT A DRILL
"BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." I — along with every iPhone owner in Hawaii — awoke...
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ASOC is in shambles. It’s time for a revolution.
In the most recent Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) elections, two of five positions on the ballot ran unopposed, and two seats — one...
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Shaun White is not my American hero
I refresh my Instagram to yet another image of Shaun White. Since the opening of the Winter Olympics Feb. 9, White's bright red hair...
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Snapchat owns us and they know it
As you may have noticed, Snapchat just released an update. As upset about it as the rest of us, beauty mogul and reality TV star Kylie...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Failure to Mention Occupation Unsettles Some Jewish Students
— The JSU E-Board (Naomi Brauner,* Natalie El-Hai, Lily Goldfarb, Max Hornstein, Sophia Kauffman, Claire Krelitz, Tal Litwin, Stephanie Malter, and Mo Mills) 2017 marked...
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Generation Z has the right to speak on gun violence
If I were to die in a mass shooting tomorrow, I'd want you to politicize my death to no end. I'd want you to...
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Logan Paul, Tide Pods and the quest for attention
In the world of internet news, 2018 started off with a bang. Logan Paul, a vlogger who rose to internet fame for videos that prominently feature raps, pranks and stunts,...
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Bisexuals don’t have to pick a side — they already have
I was at a party this summer having a conversation with a male friend. At the time, he was dating a female friend of...
