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: Give people, not cars, the right of way on campus

On the night of Feb. 8, someone stole my bike. It was a beautiful red Trek Series One 1.1 road bike. If you were...

Letter to the Editor: Spotify, Joe Rogan and censorship

When rock icon Neil Young called on Spotify to choose between streaming his work or podcaster Joe Rogan’s, my first thoughts were not about...

Opinion: Geopolitical tensions surrounding Beijing Olympics amplified by biased media reporting

I cannot, in good faith, call myself an avid fan or spectator of the Winter Olympics. California born and raised, I’m deeply unqualified to...

Opinion: Are professors and politics a good mix?

Focus on the feeling you get when someone drops a hot political take you don’t agree with. It usually kicks down the mood by...

Opinion: It is non-negotiable that we must increase school spirit for female athletes

Female athletes face a double standard in sports. Commentators often say they either appear too aggressive or aren't entertaining enough — both critiques demonstrating...

Opinion: My home in Pauley where my identity is more than accepted, it is welcomed

As an Asian American that frequently, but unintentionally, occupies white-dominated spaces, the day-to-day feeling of alienation is no stranger to me. It is a...

Letter to the Editor: My alma mater should take healing into its own hands

Not a great start to the Year of the Tiger. At Occidental College, a screenshot of a text conversation between two students surfaced on social...

Opinion: Local coffee shops, you haven’t bean yet?

Looking back on my first semester in college, I think about all the dark evenings spent cooped up in a study room at the...