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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Spacey turns ‘coming out’ into a weapon
There is a long and ugly history of associating gayness with pedophilia. Homophobes characterize gay men as predatory, and use this as an excuse...
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Bowe Bergdahl: Hero, traitor or human?
Don’t read the comments — that’s the first rule of Facebook. Regardless, I waded into the swamp. This time my fix was a news story...
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Crisis in Puerto Rico: A reminder of American arrogance that precedes Trump
Trump's response to the current humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico has been both contemptuous and ignorant. His casual paper towel throwing, obsession over "our"...
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It’s time to price dorms by quality
As a first year, I expected to have a lot of emotions when I stepped on campus the first day: excitement, nervousness, curiosity, even...
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Live from New York, comedians normalize Trump!
Watching Alec Baldwin look into the camera dressed as Donald Trump and announce, "live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" is still unnerving. One...
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Working hard or hardly surviving the workload
As my undergraduate career nears its end and my job search begins, I’ve started mulling through the standard set of post-grad anxieties. Did I...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor from members of DEB/ASOC
Dear Occidental College Community, Thursday, Nov. 2, the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) Senate Joint Committee of Academic Affairs...
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REHS does not deserve the hate: An RA’s perspective
Being a resident advisor (RA) is one of the most difficult jobs a student can have while in college. We are the first people...
