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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Stop using veterans to show your patriotism
Over the past month, protests from athletes around the country have provoked outrage from the right, who have beat their chests until they were...
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We should reach out to the community beyond our borders
After a weekend beach trip, a Thursday night of bar hopping or even a midnight walk down to Donut Friend, it can be easy...
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Taking a knee during the national anthem is a patriotic protest
The use of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at sporting events dates back, on record at least, to the early 1900s. Because the United States had...
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No more free passes for supporting immoral artists
I went to see “Manchester by the Sea” in theaters. I paid for it, it made me cry and the story stuck with me...
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We are here and (believe it or not) we are queer
I came out for the first time the way many people do — on social media. Two years ago, in the spring semester of...
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Neutrality vs. Objectivity: The Weekly weighs in
The Weekly has long prided itself on being an objective purveyor of news on this campus. We have carved out a role for ourselves...
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Getting detained and other reminders of who I am
This summer, on the same day as the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Va., I was reminded of the gravity of a situation I had...
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No se habla español: America’s problem with foreign language education
At the end of this academic year, I will (hopefully) receive a fancy piece of paper certifying that Occidental College has tested and confirmed...
