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: ‘Together We Are America’: A halftime show that we couldn’t ignore

Seconds after Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime performance ended, my phone lit up with messages from family and friends; some expressed pride, while...

Opinion: Unrivaled league rivals WNBA

"Everyone Watches Women's Sports." Sure. As a female athlete, I've always paid attention to the sports I played, but I never really expanded beyond...

Opinion: How being a Barb became a lesson in loyalty and skepticism

As a Black woman who grew up with Nicki Minaj’s mixtapes on repeat, her brazen confidence felt like a playbook, a way to be...

Our editors look forward with 2026 predictions

An online trend suggested that this year is going to be 2016 again, but in this feature we are looking into the future. Members...

Opinion: Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romance; it’s about love

Valentine’s Day has been my favorite holiday since I was 15. Pink decor, chocolates sold in heart-shaped boxes and beautiful flowers sold at stores...

Opinion: Materialism disappears when living off the grid

In the pine-needled winter of rural Georgia, I learned how to return to the bare necessities of living. Without running water, electricity and most,...

Opinion: What ‘Heated Rivalry’ reveals about women’s desire

Last Sunday, I opened my Instagram and found myself perplexed at a clip of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani urging residents to spend their snowy evenings...

Opinion: Oxy’s waste of athletic space

When I applied to Occidental, I wrote my personal essay about the baseball fields I grew up playing on in my native Brooklyn. Fields...