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...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
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...
Opinions
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...
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,...
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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...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Chlamydia No. 1 STD
Recently, Emmons has heard some concerns from students that chlamydia is on the rise at Occidental. So we thought it would be a good...
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Letter from the editor regarding the removal of the 9/11 memorial
As I embark on my final year at Occidental, I hope to put my money where my mouth is and use my position as...
