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’
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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...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: Vandalizing a memorial and ruining remembrance
Members of our Occidental community returning to campus early Sunday morning discovered a disheartening and devastating sight. A few hours earlier our community, organized...
2017 Top Articles
Letter to the editor: Meditating on 9/11 and how Islamophobia has shaped my identity
As I write these words down, it is the 15th anniversary of 9/11. Today is also Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest days in...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: A history of protest: America, Occidental and the flag
In 1968, when some anti-war activists were burning the American flag to protest the country’s immoral military adventure in Vietnam, Norman Thomas – a...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor on Weekly coverage of Condoleezza Rice
Dear editors, I was offended by the way the Weekly covered the Condoleezza Rice event. Instead of focusing on Rice’s wisdom, views and lessons, The...
Editorial
Accountability should extend beyond students’ time at Oxy
At Occidental, students are held accountable for their actions because of the close-knit community of friends and peers. Every misstep in the Marketplace, act...
Opinions
Let’s talk big, not small and recognize others’ suffering
Trigger warning: suicide, mental illness I hate small talk. Instead, tell me about the way you walked into the Marketplace and panicked because the girl you...
On Campus
Classism underlies third-year off-campus housing policy
Getting approved to live off campus as a junior was more difficult than getting accepted to Occidental this year. According to Chad Myers and...
Editorial
More students must run for Senate, Honor Board positions
This week, student elections will open on myOxy for the 2015–16 representatives of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC). Elections are held each...
