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....
On Campus
Emmons must expand services to satisfy students’ needs
Most Occidental students know the feeling: an all-too-familiar ominous stomach churn, in that back-seat-of-a-minivan-over-potholed-streets kind of way. It can make even the most unyielding...
Editorial
Administration must maintain campus dialogue, momentum
After students led by Oxy United for Black Liberation — headed by members of the Black Student Alliance and Coalition at Oxy for Diversity...
On Campus
Hookup culture stigmatizes queer students
It's about three trap songs after 1 a.m. and, from off-campus house parties to dorm room kickbacks alike, the natural migration to The Cooler...
Editorial
Student, IA collaboration is beneficial for Occidental
Occidental’s office of Institutional Advancement (IA) brings in upwards of 15 million dollars in donations each year thanks to the generosity of alumni, outside...
Community News
Asian Americans deserve multifaceted representation in Hollywood
Hollywood is a lawn with an "If Asian, keep off grass" sign; actually, there are signs for all racial minorities. This lawn has gotten...
Community News
Apple’s open letter sheds light on privacy issues
Tens of thousands have flocked to Twitter on their Apple iPhones, tweeting with the hashtag #FBIvsApple. Ironically, the National Security Administration (NSA) may very...
Opinions
Why Whole Foods can give you heart disease and counterculture is ruining your sex life
There is something about “healthy” grocery stores that makes people think junk food is good for them. If I’m in Vons, I know that...
Opinions
The aftermath of Antonin Scalia's death: A moderate successor would abate partisan tensions
Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing comes at a bleak time for the Supreme Court and U.S. politics. The impending nomination of a new Justice has...
