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
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...
Opinions
Let's have a toast for the scumbags … who make good art
No matter what "Famous" says, Kanye West is never going to have sex with Taylor Swift. Of course he won't — she's an angel...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor from Karim Sharif on DEB
To the Editor, I hope to effectively express the necessity of funding the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB). Those who have the institutional memory to...
National
Albright and Steinem forget the meaning of feminism
Earlier this month, comments made by several notable women’s rights activists diminished women to a group of politically unconcerned citizens by encouraging them to...
Opinions
Sports without fans are not worth a penny
On Feb. 6, after 77 minutes of gameplay, over 10,000 Liverpool Football Club (FC) supporters walked out of the team's match against Sunderland AFC...
Community News
Infotainament capitalizes on short attention spans
Several companies are challenging traditional cable news stations and video outlets for the coveted role among millennials as the go-to source for video-based news...
Editorial
Students ought to demonstrate interest in Senate activities
For all the discussion on campus of U.S. politics or current events, students fail to participate in — or even pay attention to —...
National
We fuel ISIS’ success through consumption of media
Our generation’s intimate connection with social and mass media makes threats against global humanity visible in a way that was never before attainable. Social...
