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: Instagram masks Gabby Petito’s reality

Content Warning: This article contains discussions on relationship abuse, violence and death. Endless photos of sand-colored rocks balanced in stillness coupled with romantic flicks of...

Opinion: What we talk about when we talk about weather

During the many occasions on which life throws you together with people you don’t know very well, chances are, you’ve talked about the weather:...

Opinion: Baseball should not be a bad umpire’s call

It was Oct. 14, 9:37 p.m. on that fateful Thursday night. There I was in the Bell-Young common room, eyes glued to the TV,...

Opinion: It’s time to give CDs a second chance

Walking through a record store is a treasured experience for music fans. They offer a place for music lovers to explore copies of their...

Opinion: Deliberate kindness is the only answer, ‘There is no room for cruelty’

Content warning: This article contains discussions of death, suicide, grief and domestic violence. It has been two years since I walked on a college campus...

Opinion: Keep a clear mind even as skies go hazy

The week of July 4th, 2021, I woke up to hazy skies. I walked out of my room and noticed the dim, straining sunlight...

Opinion: The abuse in the NWSL is disgusting, but not surprising

Content warning: This article contains discussions of physical and sexual abuse. The Athletic published reports of the sexual abuse and coercion that Paul Riley committed...

Opinion: Hire me, I’m a fangirl

GQ writer Jonathan Heaf has referred to excited fangirls at a One Direction concert as “banshees.” This is just one example of the negative...