Matthew Vickers
9 Articles
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Against the Masking Ban
At the end of the summer, Occidental students received a routine email that should have been startling to anyone with even a cursory knowledge...
Opinions
Opinion: The fire this time: Why 2020 police reform failed
Tyre Nichols. Manuel Esteban "Tortuguita" Paez Terán. Kennan Anderson. We must chant their names like the many others who fell victim to sadistic acts of...
Opinions
Opinion: On the African History section of bookstores
Lacking. This is the overall quality and conclusion that many African-descended and African people can come to when visiting most bookstores in the United...
Opinions
Opinion: Chile unbound, understanding the rejection vote
On Sept. 4, 2022, the people of Chile voted on the proposed constitution, the Constitución PolÃtica de la República de Chile, with an overwhelming majority...
Opinions
Opinion: An ode to enchanter journalist Alma Guillermoprieto
Latin America is almost always subject to distortions. The often undefinable region that covers both Central and South America shares a common language (except...
Culture
Kevin D. Richardson of Central Park 5 speaks of his experience and contemporary activism at ICC event
Occidental's Intercultural Community Center (ICC) kicked off Black History Month with a conversation Feb. 4 between Kevin D. Richardson, one of the exonerated Central...
Opinions
Opinion: Teachers know their classrooms, let them decide their reopenings
Despite once being hailed for their sacrifices as essential workers, teachers and their unions have come under fire for demanding safer workplaces and temporary...
Opinions
Opinion: Remembering the life of Bayard Rustin, a mover of masses
There are many forgotten figures in the civil rights movement, yet the case of Bayard Rustin is unique for how prolific his work was in comparison to...


