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...
Opinions
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...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: 77 alumni request the termination of the CDO
As alumni of Occidental College, we formally and collectively request Rhonda Brown’s immediate termination as the Vice President of Diversity and Equity and Chief...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Rhonda Brown responds to resignation call
Dear Occidental Community, I am writing this Letter to the Editor in response to Ricardo Parada’s Letter to the Editor last week, that suggested I...
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Women shouldn’t have to choose between getting a doctorate and dying alone
"The Bachelor" finale aired March 5, and as a proud member of Bachelor Nation, I had a stronger reaction than most of the other 7.8...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: President Veitch defends Cathie Young Selleck’s ’55 inclusion at Commencement
Occidental College announced March 19 that its 2018 Commencement will celebrate Women in Leadership and feature four distinguished women leaders from a wide range...
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Addiction is scary enough without fear-mongering posters
"MARIHUANA: WEED WITH ROOTS IN HELL," screams one 1936 anti-marijuana movie poster emblazoned with pictures of a dejected woman; joints labeled with words like "Lust," "Crime" and...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor from Senior Class Senator Ricardo Parada
On Monday, March 19, Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate held their weekly meeting. Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity...
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You can’t put a price on a neighborhood
Gentrification has continually been at play in Occidental's own backyard — in fact, our school has ultimately been complicit in gentrification, sometimes very deliberately. As the...
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Berry Bowl isn’t the problem, it’s the shrinking middle class
I'm here to confess a sin. I disobeyed the anti-gentrification posters stuck around campus. I ate at Berry Bowl. Multiple times. The problem is that...
