Tag: diversity
Diversity is a joke to SNL
Within the last few weeks, I came across "Saturday Night Live's" (SNL) SoulCycle skit. The skit opened up with an Asian American comedian, who, unbeknownst to...
Food stamp friendships: Addressing classism at an affluent institution
It's always the same gut feeling. First, there's a sharp pang that starts near my sternum, followed by a sinking sensation trickling down into...
“A Taste of Oxy” offers more than just food to campus
Twelve cultural clubs participated in “A Taste of Oxy” April 5. "A Taste of Oxy" was a food market experience that provided students with an...
College admissions should show fairness, not favoritism
A few weeks ago, I was reading a high schooler’s essay about her experience learning English and her relationship to American culture through cinema. In...
Conservative club dissolved after post-2016 membership drop
The Conservatives of Occidental student club has disbanded this year due to low membership, according to Max Woods (senior), the former vice president of...
Hollywood needs to stop making reboots and focus on telling diverse...
Hollywood has been continuously churning out an obscene amount of sequels and remakes. So far this year, there have been 46 remakes, reboots and sequels,...
MVP on a quest to improve diversity and inclusion
Conversations about classroom sizes and questions of campus culture filled the Academic Quad April 7, as hundreds of admitted students met and mingled for...