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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...