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...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?
Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: A love letter to shared spaces
I grew up an only child, and it is safe to say that I came to college with a fear of shared spaces — communal bathrooms,...
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned: An obvious metaphor between the moon mission and college
There’s a scene in Samantha Harvey’s 2023 book "Orbital" in which an astronaut on the International Space Station tells his daughter that progress is beautiful....
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Opinion: NBA must go beyond canceling ‘Magic City Monday’
When the Atlanta Hawks announced "Magic City Monday," it initially felt like just another themed game night. The promotion promised lemon pepper wings, exclusive merchandise and...
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Opinion: The Phantom of our Orchestras
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"The Phantom of the Opera" is one of the most recognizable musicals ever, if I may be so bold. When asked to think about it,...
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Opinion: ‘I don’t know’ is a perfect post-grad answer
Although there are still two months until many of my classmates and I graduate, the infamous six-word question “What are you doing after college?”...
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Opinion: We need to stop villainizing fat people
Content warning: this article discusses eating disorders and disordered behavior. My FYS (First Year Seminar), "Fatness," gets the widest array of reactions when I tell...
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Opinion: Cigarettes are diet culture in disguise
When I first arrived at Occidental, I didn’t notice the trees or the architecture. I noticed the cigarette butts — pressed into the pavement...
