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 need better Latine representation

Recently, I was scrolling on Instagram when I saw a video that upset me so much that I had to lie down after watching...

Opinion: Alix Earle, relatable “It Girl” or window into our deepest desires?

Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Alix Earle, is the physical embodiment of everything I will never be. In 2020, the then first year at the University of...

Lessons Learned: How to return from winter break as an international student

If you’re an international student like me, the transition of returning from winter break might have been hard for you. Adjusting to a new...

Opinion: Persevering through the Marketplace

I walk up the stairs, my heartbeat quickening with each step. My body begs me: reconsider. My brain warns me: approaching danger. My flight...

Opinion: I am (not) literally J. Robert Oppenheimer

During the "Barbenheimer" cultural event, I dressed in pastels for Greta Gerwig's "Barbie," so I figured I might as well dress in black slacks...

Opinion: Why I love to love “Modern Love”

I have exactly one photo of Ruby Gower. In it she is wearing a pink blouse, a flower tucked into the breast pocket. She’s...

Opinion: There were snubs at the Oscars this year — just not the ones you think

Even before "Barbie" was released in July of 2023, it was going to be a cultural phenomenon. The internet had been ablaze for weeks...

Letter to the Editor: Settler Colonialism Cannot Explain Israel. Worse, It Cannot Promote Peace

Some of my colleagues write in their Letter to the Editor (LTE) of Nov. 15, 2023 that I am wrong to claim, in my...