Opinions
Opinions
Opinion: Wellness was never meant to be an achievement
I’ve started to wonder how much I actually know about my body. When I exercise, I can see my heart rate, calories burned and how...
Opinions
Opinion: Amidst recent backlash, MSI is more important than ever
I came to Occidental, thousands of miles away from my home in Virginia, completely unfamiliar with my surroundings but eager to learn. Participating in...
Opinions
Opinion: The Sparkletts plant sits vacant. Here’s what to do.
During my second week at Occidental, I had to get my medication from the CVS on York Boulevard. As I was heading home, I...
Opinions
Opinion: Write for your inner child
There is a scene in the 2010 animated Walt Disney movie “Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue” where Lizzy, a young human girl, works on...
Opinions
Anonymity found in Oxy Confessions mimics real life
It’s midnight, and the amount of tabs open on Google Chrome is nothing short of 20. From left to right sit an unfinished InternAway...
Opinions
List of funding opportunities would ease application process
At Occidental, students are fortunate to be able to fund independent internships, projects and research through a number of avenues. The John Parke Young...
Opinions
Condoleezza Rice: an opportunity to broaden perspective
College traditionally exists as a period of time filled with enriched opportunities to foster one’s interests and cultivate intellectual growth. As Occidental students, while...
Editorial
Clumsy student digest atrophies under community neglect
It’s great entertainment for standing in the pasta line. It’s convenient for procrastinating on the 5-page paper due tomorrow. It’s ideal for the long,...
Community News
Meaningful political dialogue requires religious literacy
For my first Communion, my grandma gave me a silver-linked rosary dotted with shiny white plastic beads. It had a weight to it that...
Community News
Trump’s popularity reflects larger international movement
Donald Trump, once an unthinkable candidate for the presidency, is now poised to win the Republican nomination with a lead in 19 out of...
Community News
Homogeneity in Hollywood hinders intercultural dialogue
The American entertainment industry is not diverse, inclusive or representative, behind or in front of the camera. But according to a recent report from...
On Campus
Students must take intersectional approach to feminism
The definition of feminism has always been open-ended. Feminism implies gender equity in the broadest sense of the term before breaking off into narrower...
