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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Lessons Learned: How seasickness taught me to fail
Content warning: This article discusses suicide. I wouldn’t make a good sailor. Boy scout outings and biology labs have washed me out to sea a...
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Opinion: Algorithm, who should I love for eternity?
Headlines such as “Forget Dating Apps — the 'Marriage Pact' Goes for the Long Haul” and “The Kids Are Making ‘Marriage Pacts’ to Distract...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Notes from the Soler Glacier
It rained for three days straight before we could climb the pass. Ceaseless and loud, large blue drops of water poured off of our...
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Opinion: Why I can’t stop watching a sport that kills
Jay Ward -
Eight seconds. That’s how long a rider has to stay on a bull in order for it to be considered a “qualified ride.” If...
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Opinion: Seeing myself on the NYFW catwalk
"Batik" is a traditional Indonesian style of clothing that is made using hot wax to make patterns of swirls, dots and lines on fabric...
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Opinion: The transformative magic of the Girl Scout cookie
A couple of weeks ago, my friend and I drove past some Girl Scouts packing up their cookie booth as we returned to campus. The...
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Opinion: Desperation and delusion — I watched Tucker Carlson’s Putin interview so you don’t have to
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin, Feb. 6, 2024, claiming his goal was to get Putin’s side of the story. Unlike...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Yes, Israel is a settler-colonial state. Calling it so matters.
Feb. 7, 2024, in response to a Statement of Concern signed by 61 Occidental faculty members, Associate Professor of Classics and Chair of Comparative...
