Opinions
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
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...
Opinions
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...
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Connecting on LinkedIn only fosters disconnection
Instagram has a well-documented history as a wrecking ball of young adult mental health, but on LinkedIn, our shameless self-promotion wears the patina of corporate respectability. I...
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Middle Eastern identifying students deserve more recognition on campus
As an Armenian student who has been at Occidental for almost three years now, I am still looking for a recognized Middle Eastern community here....
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I moderated Oxy Confessions and now it needs to die
It's Feb. 24, and Oxy Confessions just posted for the first time in a month. Obsessively checking for updates, speculating about the moderator's identity and anonymously complaining...
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#Fitspiration: The dangers of the quest for health
It began with exercise — when I was a kid, I would push myself and my body during workouts. I began to devote more...
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Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality is only part of this white, Christian, veteran, Ivy-educated candidate
Former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay presidential candidate, has achieved surprising successes in early democratic caucuses. He came first in Iowa and second...
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The US must address its exportation of mass gun violence
A gunman opened fire at the Terminal 21 shopping center in Nakhon Ratchasima in central Thailand Feb. 9, killing 29 people and injuring over 50 others....
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I am once again asking mikebloomberg to stop buying memes
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: an old guy tries to hang with kids by adopting one of their mannerisms to poor...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Ignorant to his positionality, Jeff Flake visits Oxy
*Trigger/content warning: This article, or pages it links to, contains information about sexual assault and/or violence. Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) took up considerable space...
