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’
Levi Lee -
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...
Editorial
Student attendance will make DEB funding worthwhile
The vote for the student body fee increase to fund the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) passed March 28, guaranteeing that this branch of...
Opinions
Economics should trump ideology in marketing decisions
I have a confession to make: I never wanted to go to Occidental. In fact, I had never even heard of the school until...
National
To Skimm or not to Skimm: millennials, unsubscribe
Many young adults have become familiar with the lean, high-heeled silhouette of a woman who dons the masthead of theSkimm, a free, daily newsletter...
On Campus
Club sports deserve institutional support and funding
Occidental College has a proud history of student athletes who dedicate their time, energy and money to participating in club sports. But despite the...
Opinions
Why you should cut yourself some serious slack and love your body — it’s only rented, after all
When I was 12, I participated in a one-day intensive theater camp where we sang abridged versions of the songs from the musical "Rent."...
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...
