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: Did you see the strikeout heard ’round the world?

The greatest two-way baseball player to walk the planet struck out the best hitter in our country March 21. The world was watching — were you? Baseball might be America’s pastime,...

Opinion: How a 20-foot container, and a few laws, changed the world

Your clothes were probably made in Bangladesh, and your shoes in Vietnam. Your phone was probably assembled in China, and its processor was probably...

Opinion: Bethany Hamilton wipes out on the wave of change

Heʻe nalu is the Native Hawaiian term for surfing — heʻe means “to slide” and nalu means “to ponder.” It’s a fluid term, one that is meant to mimic the water's natural...

Battling Opinions: ‘And the Award goes to…’ the Oscars?

The Academy Awards — people love to love them and equally love to hate them. The Oscars float in a sea of celebrity drama...

Opinion: Going deeper than ‘how are you?’ with youth mental health

Content warning: This article mentions statistics of suicide. “You stretch your arms when clothes come, and you open your mouth when food is delivered,” is...

Opinion: SAG Awards fashion, a welcome distraction?

The New York Times: “Lawsuit Against Trump Over Capitol Attack Should Proceed, Justice Dept. Says” Reuters: “Anger, sorrow in Greece as train crash death toll...

Lessons Learned: The goal in rugby is to have each other’s back

Loving, chaotic and dedicated. Three words I would use to describe my college rugby team. I’ve always been one for close contact, but never contact...

Opinion: LA should take bolder, more concrete steps to fix its housing shortage

LA might be considered a global city, but it is facing concurrent, overlapping problems and has been since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Falling transit ridership, rising...