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...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
The white-centric narrative of sexual assault
Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax and “the most powerful producer in Hollywood,” is submerged in a flood of rape and sexual assault accusations. So...
Opinions
Letter from the editor: Flora Adamian
It is no secret that journalism is at a tipping point — financially unstable newsrooms continue to downsize, profit-driven parent companies lay off full-time...
Opinions
How Oxy Confessions contributes to a culture of sexual assault
Today, college campuses remain pernicious cesspools for sexual predation. An estimated 23.4 percent of females, 21 percent of TGQN (transgender, gender queer and non-conforming)...
Opinions
President Pence and the end of LGBTQ rights
While Donald Trump's track record on LGBTQ+ rights is questionable at best, his vice president has a far longer history of taking just one side...
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Not-so-Noble Peace Prize: the arbitrary selection of Nobel laureates
The Nobel Peace Prize is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious awards on the planet. Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee,...
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Issues regarding MSI curriculum and administration’s response should be addressed
The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) and the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) released their full report on the Multicultural Summer Institute (MSI) Nov. 9....
Opinions
No more disbelief over accusations of sexual harassment
When I first heard the news of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, I felt several emotions, among them anger, disgust, frustration and empathy for the...
Editorial
Journalists face a dilemma when covering sexual assault
As journalists, our job is to report facts; we seek to report what happened to whom, when, where and if at all possible, report...
