Opinions
Opinions
Opinion: Be yourself for Halloween
The first time Halloween rolled around after I started college, I found myself without a costume. I was two months into my very first...
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Opinion: The ugly truth of Korean beauty standards
Looking back at my life growing up in Seoul, I noticed how quietly misogyny started seeping into everyday life in the form of beauty...
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Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’
Levi Lee -
It’s the spookiest time of the year, and everyone is gearing up for the season’s festivities. Back home, I never really celebrated Halloween, but...
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Opinion: The Cornell Daily Sun demonstrates the power of student voices
This article includes discussion of sexual assault. Sept. 21 the Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell University’s independent daily student newspaper, published an editorial revealing the names that became...
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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...
Editorial
Let changing Res-ed’s policy continue to mobilize the student body
We at The Occidental Weekly have lately focused our editorial efforts on the current, content-rich U.S. political climate. This week, we look inwards at...
Editorial
Letter from the editor-in-chief: Jane Drinkard
As editor-in-chief, I have the opportunity to read more than 20 student-written articles per week. We are an intelligent, academically driven student body, yet...
