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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....
2016
Why women’s lacrosse is important and quoting Mean Girls will make you more open-minded
Author: Griff Wynne When I took pre-calculus in high school I was overjoyed to get to limits, precisely so I could say, “The limit does not...
2016
Chalk on the quad: Oxy shouldn’t stifle freedom of speech
Author: Dylan Bordonaro Last week, in response to the unauthorized use of chalk on college property to convey pro-Trump sentiments, Vice President for Inclusion and Equity...
2011
Do Better or Do Nothing: A Letter from the Editor
Author: Dean DeChiaro Since my last letter to the Occidental community, published in this semester's first issue of The Weekly, campus has been buzzing with activity....
2011
Don’t Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority
Author: Ethan Weiss The course of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has changed since the time this newspaper went to print. While both sides might seem more...
2011
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2011
Undocumented Dreamers Are More Than Just “Illegals”
Author: Mario Castillo The California Dream Act consists of two pieces of legislation that would allow AB 540 students to access public and private educational funds....
2011
Academic Commons Has Yet to Reveal Itself to Student Body
Author: Sarah Spinuzzi The Mary Norton Clapp Library has transformed into what is now referred to as the Academic Commons. It is clear that technology is...
2012
Russia’s Opposition to Action in Syria Unconvincing
Author: Dean Dechiaro As violence against anti-government protesters in Syria reached new levels this week, the world's top diplomats gathered in New York to decide whether...
