Opinions

Opinion: Be yourself for Halloween

The first time Halloween rolled around after I started college, I found myself without a costume. I was two months into my very first...

Opinion: The ugly truth of Korean beauty standards

Looking back at my life growing up in Seoul, I noticed how quietly misogyny started seeping into everyday life in the form of beauty...

Opinion: It’s okay to be ‘Deathly Afraid’

It’s the spookiest time of the year, and everyone is gearing up for the season’s festivities. Back home, I never really celebrated Halloween, but...

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...

Early decision process contradicts Occidental’s commitment to diversity

Occidental is an easy school to fall in love with. With top-notch academics, a sunny Los Angeles location and frequent sightings of movie stars...

State officials rally to pass balanced budget ammendment

Last week, South Dakota became the 25th state to pass a resolution calling for a convention to amend the United States Constitution. Led...

Sensationalism responsible for rise and fall of Brian Williams

You should forgive Brian Williams. For the past decade, Williams has served as the nation’s friendly neighborhood news anchor and the managing editor of NBC’s...

Dartmouth bans hard alcohol in vain effort to reduce sexual assault

Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon announced a campus-wide ban on hard alcohol Jan. 29 in response to recent scrutiny surrounding the school's infamous drinking...

Why you should date Sriracha, snuggle with Ben and Jerry’s and never call mozzarella sticks back.

We’ve all felt like Cooler salmon: overlooked, scoffed at, irrelevant. Maybe it’s karma? We treat each other like packets of Justin’s nut butters, squeezing...

STEM gender inequity is rooted in confidence gap

With women in positions like the president of the Federal Reserve and chief technology officer of the United States, one could claim that American...

Skype Translator to break language barriers

The universal translator from "Star Trek," the babelfish from "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy" and a real human interpreter are a few of...

UVA's Greek policies exacerbate sexual assault issue

It is the eve of men’s bid night at the University of Virginia (UVA), and Greek Row is unusually quiet....