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Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Everything changes and nothing remains still
When I was little, I had extremely strict rules and expectations for my future: be a computer engineer like my father, start a nonprofit...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
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Rihanna’s new makeup line tells less-inclusive companies to “Take A Bow”
I remember buying my first bottle of foundation because my theater department didn't carry any stage makeup dark enough for my tan Filipina skin....
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9/11 memorial marks turning point for free speech on campus
The Occidental Conservatives Club placed American flags on the Academic Quad Sept. 11 in remembrance of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. Unlike last year,...
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Oxy Confessions is not the place to debate sensitive issues
The Oxy Confessions Facebook page is a public, anonymous platform for students to post statements pertaining to life at Occidental. Students use Oxy Confessions to comment...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor from Planned Parenthood Club
During the “100 Days of Trump” event on April 24, a Planned Parenthood Club Executive Board member was asked by the Oxy Conservatives Club...
Letters to the Editor
Fools and journalists rush in
There’s a great cliché about journalists — when there is danger, they rush in when everyone else rushes out. Toward wildfires, riot areas, war...
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Letter from the editor: What our cringe-worthy pasts tells us about our futures
After 342 consecutive days of "Your startup disk is full," notifications and my MacBook Air making noises like an out-of-shape dog, I've been on...
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“Boys will be boys”: Men need to join the sexual assault conversation
I'm walking back to my car at 2:00 a.m. after a longer-than-usual night in the library. There's a woman, about my age, walking slightly...
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Let’s not fool ourselves: Pence is better than Trump
Donald Trump has been making history every day, just not in the way he probably wants. The real-estate-mogul-turned-Commander-in-Chief is breaking records for being the...
