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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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An (imaginary) day in the life: Pierre, the cat
3:00 a.m. Pierre wakes with the witches. Not many people realize this, but witches do still freely roam. They’re an entertaining bunch, emerging from the...
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Opinion: Social media is ruining personal style
I’ll admit it: I bought a Brazil soccer jersey. Not because I watch soccer, or wear jerseys or have any meaningful connection to Brazil....
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Opinion: The dangers of “demon playlists”
People say that a cluttered desk means a cluttered mind. But what about a cluttered playlist? I don't mean a playlist with twists and...
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Opinion: A birdwatcher is in all of us
In first grade, I told my teacher I wanted to be an ornithologist when I grew up. I planned to travel to a forest...
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Opinion: I didn’t cry when my psychiatrist died
I didn’t cry when my childhood psychiatrist died. I didn’t even feel sad. I got the email on my phone Sept. 4 while I...
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Opinion: Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment to power is killing Gazans
Benjamin Netanyahu is quite the long-lived politician. First elected to the office of Prime Minister of Israel in 1996, he has demonstrated astonishing longevity...
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Opinion: From Trump to Zohran Mamdani — the new voice for the working class
I grew up in a working-class town where people worked as mechanics, construction workers or landscapers. Most of the people I grew up with, including...
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Opinion: Political violence for thee, but not for me
Three hours. That is how long Charlie Kirk had been dead before a Republican commentator was calling for civil war. “They are at war with...
