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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...
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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: Complacency amidst Harris’ sudden rise could hand Trump the White House
For the first time in months, many at Occidental are feeling optimistic about the Presidential election. Gone is the old man who couldn’t form...
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Opinion: COVID is still a reality on campus
It was only the second week of classes. I woke up with a dry throat, feeling congested. Oh no, I thought. Could it be...
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Opinion: Harris’s button-pushing debate performance spoke to older siblings everywhere
A few years ago, my little sister Molly got a really unfortunate haircut that made her look like Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone." Naturally, I mercilessly...
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The sports gambling goliath: financial blessing or cultural curse?
The devil on your shoulder - Ben Petteruti While sports gambling may seem sinister, one must acknowledge the positives that it has brought onto the...
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Opinion: WEIRD is a weird term
WEIRD is an acronym that stands for a specific demographic that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic. Everywhere, and especially in academia, the...
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Opinion: Why the United States must not treat Israel differently
During the "The United States-Israeli Security Alliance: A Conversation with an Internal Critic" event held Sept. 3, former Director of Bureau on Political Military...
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Opinion: Owning the fear of being a Freshie
First-years, welcome to college. We have been dropped into a completely new environment where everything is foreign to us, despite the countless tours we...
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Opinion: America is sick of hopelessness
The morning of Sunday, July 21, I discovered what a huge day it was for America. I woke up not to the sound of...
