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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....
Opinions
Editorial: Spaces for discussion are crucial for successful campus events
Last week, Active Minds’ “Send Silence Packing” event was prominently displayed on the Academic Quad, engaging passersby and sparking mixed feelings and reactions from...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor from President Jonathan Veitch
As Faculty Council President Anthony Chase and I reported at the March faculty meeting, the March 10 immigration policy symposium Occidental organized with the...
Opinions
Black girls’ hair is not yours to co-opt
Black hair and hairstyles are empowering and a form of resistance, but only white people "rocking" our hairstyles are considered beautiful. Malcolm X once said...
Opinions
The GOP needs to be pro-choice or put away ‘Atlas Shrugged’
Tomi Lahren is as far to the right as they come. Last week, however, Lahren's segment on Glenn Beck's "The Blaze" was permanently banned...
2017 Top Articles
Why I didn’t text you back
Since getting my first phone eight years ago — a maroon Env2 — I’ve doled out an insurmountable amount of reasons "Why I Didn’t...
Opinions
Compassion for the Changing Dynamics of the Coal Industry
In comparison to the many social and political issues that exist in gray areas, the coal industry is one that most people have strong...
Opinions
The UN matters — An argument for recognizing its importance
This past January, Republican lawmakers began the 115th Congress, eager because of the long sought-after power given to them by the double Republican majorities...
Editorial
Editorial: Identity ought to be Self-Decided
The Weekly believes in stepping away from standard journalistic tradition and allowing students and sources in our community to define their own gender pronouns. Last...
