Opinions
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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: Free medical school is a gross misuse of philanthropic resources
Philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated a large sum of money — $1 billion dollars— to Johns Hopkins University’s medical...
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The importance of Roberto Clemente and his legacy of philanthropy in baseball
Few in the baseball world are as revered as Roberto Clemente. If you’re a baseball fan, chances are that you’ve heard his name. Perhaps...
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Opinion: AI and the shift in intellectual labor
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how we perceive intellectual labor, shifting the focus from process to product, and from effort to optimization. The...
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Lessons Learned: How I’ve reclaimed my faith in writing and why I’m back in the newsroom
The first time I was paid to publish, I was 17 being paid $75 per article at The Lamorinda Weekly. I wrote my 22nd and...
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Opinion: Finding balance in a culture of substance use
Many of us grew up watching our parents order a glass of wine at a restaurant or sit down with a bottle of beer...
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Opinion: What we can learn from Tadashi Tokieda
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In the first video I ever watched of Stanford mathematics professor Tadashi Tokieda, he compared his career in math to falling in love. He...
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Opinion: Letterpress printing is a key part of Oxy’s history. We should appreciate it more
I walked into the Lowercase Print Shop for the first time, struck by the atmosphere. Art pieces lined each wall, and every corner overflowed...
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Opinion: The lack of conservative intellectuals at Occidental hurts everyone
"I want to debate a Republican." These are words I don’t usually hear myself say, especially considering how frustrating political debates tend to get...
