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: Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the powerful Jewish woman she was

On Sept. 18th, we lost Ruth Bader Ginsburg: a champion of women’s rights. A lot of people are aware of Ginsburg’s impressive record regarding...

Opinion: For the sake of athletes’ mental health, it’s time to redefine toughness

America is obsessed with sports. As one of those obsessed fans, I have no issue with this, but I do think it's worth noting...

Opinion: Can I be happy while working overtime?

I am currently taking a leave of absence from Oxy and working as a counseling intern at a high school; my main job is...

Opinion: I lost my home in the 2017 California wildfires. That should not be the new normal.

When I woke up Tuesday morning, it looked like a cold September day, perfect for snuggling up with some hot chocolate and making pumpkin...

Returning home and returning habits

The months after being sent home from Oxy haven't been just a return to a place, but also a return to a mentality. Not...

Idealism aside, you need to vote for Joe Biden

I went to my local polling booth to cast my vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary March 3. I was optimistic about the...

I had the coronavirus, and Instagram had a lot of opinions about it

I thought 2020 had reached the peak of bad news. Then I tested positive for coronavirus. Living at home in Georgia, where Governor Brian Kemp has not...

America’s pastime is moving out of the past

Baseball is America’s pastime. For over a century, through peace and war, prosperity and despair, one thing has remained constant: baseball. President Franklin Delano...