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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Letter from Editor-in-Chief Flora Adamian
In taking the position of Editor-in-Chief, I expected the stresses of deadlines, dreary late nights and incessant Google Calendar alerts. Less-expected, however, was the...
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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...
