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: 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...

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.”...

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...

Opinion: We still need zzzzz’s, even on the weekends

It’s Friday night, 9:30 p.m. I’ve just come back to my dorm from a series of long classes and club activities. I live in...

Opinion: The temptation of tracking apps has consumed us

I woke up early on Monday to go for a run around Eagle Rock. The sun was shining, and I wore my favorite shorts....

Opinion: Trump’s game of tariff peekaboo evinces the weakness of a lame-duck president

Growing up, my family used to drive to Maine every summer. The car ride took six hours, during which my two sisters and I...

Opinion: Studying for success may be different that you think

If you have never had to cram the night before a big test, consider yourself lucky. A study done by the BBC reports 99 percent of students...

Opinion: St. Sargis will tell you who you will marry…or will he?

Usually, I drink a glass of water every night before I go to sleep — I've done this for as long as I can...

Opinion: Big tech has gone full MAGA — but why?

The date was Jan. 8, 2021. The U.S. was a mere two days removed from one of the most catastrophic events in its 250-year long history,...

Opinion: The impending doom of journalism under the Trump administration

Every day, I wake up, check my phone and learn about another one of Donald Trump’s insane decisions as president: banning transgender women from sports,...

Opinion: In the wake of the Eaton Fire, my community has never felt closer

The night of Jan. 7, I was inside my San Gabriel home trying to find something to distract myself from the growing anxiety caused...