Opinions
Opinions
Opinion: The Cornell Daily Sun demonstrates the power of student voices
This article includes discussion of sexual assault. Sept. 21 the Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell University’s independent daily student newspaper, published an editorial revealing the names that became...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: All roads of personal growth lead to Rome
Since coming back from my study abroad semester in Rome, Italy, I have spent the last few months dwelling on the experience I had...
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Opinion: Capoeira is a ‘jeito’ of life
The other night, I dreamt of berimbaus (single string gourd instruments) singing in the distance and gravelly voices whispering along to “Deixa eu passar.”...
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Opinion: Even if the bubble bursts, AI will survive
It seems like it’s become impossible to navigate contemporary daily life without encountering some form of AI. From Google automatically incorporating Gemini into its search results...
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Opinion: Why we care about sports, and why that matters
This summer saw the introduction of a new world championship to the soccer calendar. A year before hosting the World Cup — the most popular...
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Opinion: Pickleball players should give tennis another chance
In recent years, a friend may have asked you to try out a new and mysterious game involving pickleheads, kitchens and dinks. If you gave...
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Opinion: Do restorative circles prevent harm or cause it?
There I was, with my fellow orientation leaders, sitting in a restorative circle. I had never heard of such a thing before. But after...
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John and Jerry’s jinx: an autopsy of the worst owners in sports
John Fisher and the Athletics When it comes to the world of Major League Baseball, it’s common to see fan disdain heaped upon team owners...
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: Do you think Trump is a madman? That’s exactly what he wants
As the world watches, the president of the United States threatens allies with military action, slams the world with tariffs and cozies up to America’s enemies. It's been...
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Opinion: MAHA is RFK’s unprecedented assault on American medicine
It’s no exaggeration to say that the second Trump administration may be the most transformative regime America has ever experienced. From gutting federal government...
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Opinion: Escape learned helplessness, find a “will to meaning”
In his 1946 book “Man’s Search for Meaning,” neurosurgeon and psychologist Victor Frankl details his experience as a Holocaust survivor. We follow Frankl through...
