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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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...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor by Occidental theater students
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim once said, “I am always conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line...
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The left has a fake news problem too
I cannot remember the last time a day went by where I didn't hear the term “fake news.” The liberal left lambasts the right,...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor from Kobe Cancel: Dear Oxy Theater, do better
CONTENT WARNING: This following article and links discuss issues of sexual assault and sexual violence, including rape. In an article she co-wrote for Emerson College’s...
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Enough is enough: No more national days
April 20 is National Lima Bean Respect Day, and I have some questions. How does one celebrate this day? Why should we stand in...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor from the Queer Student Alliance
We of the Queer Student Alliance (QSA) write here in concern. We are concerned about both national and campus-based issues. Incidents like the Fall...
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To bra or not to bra? That is not the question
I bought my first bra in sixth grade on an after-school Target excursion with my mom. It was by the brand Xhilaration (how I...
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Your interpretation of ‘Skinny Love’ is wrong (but so is mine)
A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to see Bon Iver at the Hollywood Bowl. I feel painfully cliché saying it, but I’m...
