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...
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...
Opinions
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...
2015
Through third-party study abroad programs, students miss out on immersive and authentic experiences
Author: Tim O'Donnell Occidental students are determined to fully immerse themselves in a new country when they study abroad. This usually entails entrenching themselves in another...
Editorial
New dean of students must hold regular office hours
Author: President Veitch announced to the campus community via email Oct. 21 that former Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs Barbara Avery...
2015
Plastic water bottles have no place on eco-friendly campus
Author: Sarah Corsa Washington University in St. Louis eliminated the sale of disposable plastic water bottles from its campus in January 2009. In 2013, Western Washington...
2016
Albright and Steinem forget the meaning of feminism
Author: Sydney Hemmendinger Earlier this month, comments made by several notable women’s rights activists diminished women to a group of politically unconcerned citizens by encouraging them...
2016
Clumsy student digest atrophies under community neglect
Author: It’s great entertainment for standing in the pasta line. It’s convenient for procrastinating on the 5-page paper due tomorrow. It’s ideal for the long,...
2016
Zero tolerance on drugs risks lives of music festival-goers
Author: Fiona Eustace Spring has sprung, and along with it, so have a series of music festivals across the country. People of all ages flock to...
