Opinions
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
Wonder Woman is not a role model, much less a UN Ambassador
My affinity for the United Nations (U.N.) started in eighth grade with my internship at a U.N. branch in Washington DC. I fell in...
2017 Top Articles
Letter to the editor: Faculty say the administration has quelled student voice
Nov. 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the student occupation of the Arthur G. Coons (AGC) Administration building. While others have characterized the occupation...
Opinions
A house divided: Understanding Trump across cultures, generations
My parents voted for Donald Trump, but they are not uneducated (as many in California would say). When I think of a Trump supporter, I...
Opinions
Redefining Trump’s Greatness
Since 9 p.m. last Tuesday night, I have been experiencing a cycle of emotions. At one moment, I feel dejected, confused and disempowered. Moments...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: America trumps corruption
Dear Editor, America didn’t lose this election, the Democratic National Committee did. They lost it by unfairly helping the former Secretary of State win the...
2017 Top Articles
Letter to the editor: For the administration, from an exhausted senior
Dear Occidental College Administration, Right after the election, you asked us to join you in the quad. To come together as a community. I decided...
Opinions
The importance of truth: Journalists’ challenge
On Nov. 8, 2016, I spent four and a half hours at the Tiger Cooler reporting on election night. When The Weekly editors pitched...
Editorial
Editorial: Welcome to the Opinions Columnists
The Occidental Weekly commends the students we recently hired to write regularly as columnists for our Opinions section. We welcome Will Dean, Micol Garincol,...
