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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....
Editorial
Editorial: We don’t know and that’s okay
We, as Occidental students and citizens of a world increasingly susceptible to the perils of populism, must reevaluate our relationship with the phrase, “I...
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Remy, Nicki, and the diss track double-standard
If you consider yourself engaged with the hip-hop realm in any capacity, you were also probably shook on the revolutionary day that was Feb....
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Let’s talk about our feelings — or not
On the day my grandmother died, an inescapable feeling of loss hung over my home. My dad grieved quietly over the loss of his...
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Hey, do you take Adderall for fun? Well, please stop.
At age 18, I tested for ADHD and passed with flying colors, scoring four times higher than the minimum I needed for a diagnosis...
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Feeling uncomfortable, laughing anyway: Humor helps us cope
I wake up to an excited phone call from my mom — already on her third coffee of the day — saying that comedian...
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Conquering college FOMO — celebrating Cooler snacks and meaningful moments
It was 10 p.m. on a Saturday. I should have been working on comps — the dreaded hurdle before graduation. Instead, I cocooned myself in...
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In defense of the side hug: Why we all need more platonic touch
When I arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina this past July, I thought that everyone was flirting with me. While we can probably chalk this...
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Paying tuition for a ticket to nowhere: The college conundrum
It is 1 a.m., the air is cool and swirling around me, and the Los Angeles hills surround me as I peer out into...
