Matthew Vickers

9 Articles

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...

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...

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...

Opinion: Chile unbound, understanding the rejection vote

On Sept. 4, 2022, the people of Chile voted on the proposed constitution, the Constitución Política de la República de Chile, with an overwhelming majority...

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...

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...

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...

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...