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...
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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...
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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...
National
Zero tolerance on drugs risks lives of music festival-goers
Spring has sprung, and along with it, so have a series of music festivals across the country. People of all ages flock to Coachella’s...
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Advice for first years: slow down, expect unexpected
Trigger warning: sexual assault, mental illness One night, during the late days of my freshman year, I was enjoying a familiar post-party kickback with a...
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Tumultuous world issues need interdisciplinary approach: Liberal Arts education equips students with skills to succeed
Liberal arts colleges are elite. They are beautiful, tony, progressive, expensive — seemingly inaccessible. For many students, spending a sum equivalent to the price...
National
"Speak softly and carry a big stick": the political implications of toxic masculinity
As a contributor to the right-wing online magazine The Federalist so quaintly and condescendingly put it several years ago, feminists have recently fallen “in...
Opinions
‘Tragedy hipsters’ selfishly create hardship hierarchy, criticize media
The second terror attack to strike Europe in less than six months calls for consumers of Western media to examine how we react to...
On Campus
Chalk on the quad: Oxy shouldn’t stifle freedom of speech
Last week, in response to the unauthorized use of chalk on college property to convey pro-Trump sentiments, Vice President for Inclusion and Equity and...
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Why you should let people see your dirty laundry and forget that 'read receipts' exist
One of the major disagreements I have with my mother (other than whether Jesus is the savior or if undercuts are ugly) is the...
On Campus
Campus Safety, though controversial, deserves applause
Occidental is a school that prides itself on fostering a sense of community for students, faculty and staff. In order to protect this community,...
