Opinions
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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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Accessing birth control was already hard. Don’t make it harder.
The Trump administration recently enacted — with no period for public comment and only a few days warning — a measure that will allow...
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Native students deserve a dedicated space on campus
Occidental doesn't have a single Native student club or organization. According to the 2021 Class Profile published by the Occidental admissions office, only two percent of...
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Letter from the editor: Flora Adamian
Occidental, we need to grow up. When controversies or conflicts arise, we cannot resort to cyber-bullying and harassment. Frankly, it's immature. It's no secret...
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Letter to the editor from members of the football team
The Occidental Weekly article “Title IX complaint filed on behalf of football team, alleging anti-male bias in athletics department” published Oct. 18 misrepresents the...
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Stop trying to make impeachment happen – it’s not going to happen
Let's stop talking about impeaching President Trump. It's not going to happen with a Republican Congress and we shouldn't want it to happen in...
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Mass shootings like Vegas can’t become cliché
When I moved to the United States from Canada at eight years old, I was already aware of America's sordid gun culture and the...
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Hugh Hefner advertised progress but sold misogyny
For every person who idolizes the late Hugh Hefner, there is at least one person who despises him. On one side, both in media and in...
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Radical party favors: the commodification of ‘wokeness’
A few weeks ago on Saturday Night Live, Ryan Gosling and the usual cast poked fun at millennial consumerism’s obsession with appearing socially conscious. They aired...
