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‘It’s an uphill battle:’ Los Angeles’ biking renaissance during the pandemic
Many Los Angeles residents have dusted off their bikes in their garages and began biking as a new form of exercise, transportation and stress...
Letter to the Editor: Greek Council Letter of Accountability
To the Occidental College Community, Greek Life at Oxy would like to collectively acknowledge the egregious systems which have contributed to our privileged position as...
Opinion: Stop letting people you don’t know tell you what your taste buds should...
I was, as I often am, curled up on my couch before bed catching up on my YouTube subscriptions. Inspired by a craving for...
I’m breaking up with ‘The Bachelor’ franchise
After tuning in with most of my family for years, I am finally ready to break up with “The Bachelor.” I finally have the...
‘Locked Down’ fails both as a pandemic time capsule and as a compelling drama
It is no surprise that director Doug Liman would try to make a star-studded heist film at the height of a deadly pandemic. Known...
Amidst falling COVID-19 cases and deaths, perspectives on school reopening differ in NELA
As rates of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in LA county continue to fall and vaccination efforts ramp up statewide, debate over whether...
Opinion: A guide to modern adulthood during a pandemic
At the beginning of the semester, my social media feed was filled with pictures of out-of-staters’ views from their airplanes and geotags signifying they...
BSA prepares for virtual Apollo Night performances
After last year's show was canceled due to COVID-19, the Black Students Alliance’s (BSA) annual Apollo Night is set for Friday, Feb 26 at 5...
Staff and faculty surveys aim to reassess Core Program
Vice President of Academic Affairs in Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Oli Vorster (junior) emailed a survey to students Jan. 22 to get...