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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....
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Why you should clean your blender, call your mom, and tell your roommate you hate their candles
The only things less fruitful than hookup culture at Occidental are campus smoothies. Green Bean or Cooler, smoothies here come from a box and...
National
Hillary Clinton: the most honest candidate in the race
Secretary choose pragmatism over radical idealsim
Opinions
'Realistic' Barbies will not solve body issues
Come March of this year, toy-making giant Mattel will premiere the first line of Barbies to include dolls with more “realistic” bodies than the...
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To slim down, Marketplace must 'bulk' up
"Sustainability" is perhaps one of our generation’s favorite buzzwords and has become ubiquitous on college campuses in the past decade. Occidental Campus Dining has...
2012
Editorial: College budget decisions deserve careful scrutiny
Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board Many colleges and universities in poor financial situations have been forced to make difficult decisions to stay afloat. And as...
2012
Liberal arts needs integration of science, technology
Author: Henry Dickmeyer In his March 31 lecture, "The World in 50 Years," held as a part of the Phi Beta Kappa Speakers lecture series, Caltech...
2011
Time to Throw in the Towel
Author: Alex Zeldin The bathrooms in the residence halls at Occidental College are a mess. Toilets are constantly clogged, vomit covers the sinks and fungus grows...
2011
Occupy Wall Street Needs Leadership to Succeed
Author: Jake Steele Since the financial crisis and the giant corporate bail-outs in 2008, many have been left confused and angry. Large banks and investment firms...
