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....
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: On abortion
The issue of late-term abortion is one that can make even those who identify as pro-choice uncomfortable. This discomfort is understandable; the rhetoric surrounding...
Editorial
Letter from the editor: Dislike both candidates? Then vote for Hillary
There are good reasons to dislike — even hate — this year’s Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. But voting for a third party candidate,...
Opinions
Digging low-income students out of expenses: Meal planning at Oxy
When I arrived at Occidental this year, I was prepared to face challenges. As a first-generation low-income student, I knew that financial matters would...
Opinions
Legal marijuana is better, and safer, than black market
Not only is 2016 a historic election year, but it could also bring about many big transitions for the state of California. If Proposition...
Editorial
The Importance of Neutrality in News
We at The Occidental Weekly are used to being criticized for the way that we report news. At an institution as small as Occidental,...
2017 Top Articles
Short Truths: Bearing the weight of unhappy endings
My parents told people that I had been in a car accident. It was a lie borne out of love, I know — a...
Letters to the Editor
Farewell letter from Victor Egitto
To the Occidental community, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Occidental community for a great 19 years as Registrar of Occidental....
Editorial
We give you: The Occidental Weekly 2.0
About six years ago, The Occidental Weekly was struggling to keep up. The school hired a new advisor to help whip the paper into...
