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: Movies, money and more Barbies

While "Barbie" (2023) was undoubtedly one of the most successful and discussed movies of the year, I’ve found myself reflecting more after seeing the...

Opinion: Gen Z, what do you want to do when you grow up?

When I was little, everyone asked me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?" My answers varied throughout the years — from...

Opinion: This ‘Chinese Cowgirl’ finds her place in the third culture

I like to refer to myself as "The Chinese Cowgirl," joking about the weird mishmash of cultures I grew up in. I was born...

Opinion: The dangers and wonders of “The Summer I Turned Pretty”

In Season 2, Episode 5 of "The Summer I Turned Pretty," two teenagers almost kiss to Frank Ocean’s “Nikes,” a song that touches on police brutality against...

Column: Unveiling the apprehension and embracing the gap year

Part of the beauty about my gap year in Shanghai is that things that used to have little significance to me have started to...

Opinion: Why I celebrate autumn in a seasonless LA

Growing up, the glow in the Colorado air as the season shifted into autumn filled me with anticipation. I began imagining fabulous backyard birthday...

Opinion: Los Angeles, City of Angels and romanticized roads

There we were, me and six of my fellow Oxy first-year compatriots, standing on the side of Mulholland Drive as the hazard lights of...

Opinion: I love California and California loves me

I’m from the south side of Minneapolis, a tight-knit community within a big, sprawling city. Or what I thought was a big, sprawling city...