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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In an urgent mental health crisis, Emmons needs more options
While most describe their undergraduate college experience as a time of growth and freedom, others remember the stagnation and isolation that accompanied their untreated...
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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,...
