Opinions
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
Condoleezza Rice: an opportunity to broaden perspective
Author: Fiona Eustace College traditionally exists as a period of time filled with enriched opportunities to foster one’s interests and cultivate intellectual growth. As Occidental students,...
Editorial
More students must run for Senate, Honor Board positions
Author: This week, student elections will open on myOxy for the 2015–16 representatives of the Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC). Elections are held each...
2012
Adderall an all too common study aid
Author: Jack McHenry As the current school year comes to a close, the student body once again finds itself nestled in the temporary shelter of the...
2011
The End of Dollar Dominance?
Author: Manuel Guillen In August 2010, China overtook Japan as the second largest economy in the world, yet it still trails the United States by about...
2011
College Must Change Its Approach to Alcohol Policy
Author: The Occidental Weekly Editorial Board The ratio of alcohol-related hospitalizations to dances in the first two months of the academic year is not a figure...
2011
Overly Politicized, Under Analyzed
Author: Jack McHenry Last week the Obama administration made the decision not to sell advanced F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan. According to the New York Times,...
2012
Twitter policy a blow to free speech
Author: Vivien Reece Twitter's recent announcement of a new country-specific censorship policy, in which an offending tweet can be blocked within its country of origin, has...
2012
Sexual violence cannot be addressed through risk reduction alone
Author: Kenda Woolfson At first-year orientation, Occidental's newest students learn that the best way to prevent rape is to travel in pairs, carry a rape whistle...
