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...

What’s in a name? Oh, just my identity

My name is Serena Karina Pelenghian. If you read the three words of my name as Suhreena Kureena Pulengyin, you’re wrong. My name is...

Food stamp friendships: Addressing classism at an affluent institution

It's always the same gut feeling. First, there's a sharp pang that starts near my sternum, followed by a sinking sensation trickling down into...

Stop burning money on Notre Dame Cathedral

The April 15 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris represents one of the greatest artistic and cultural losses of our time. The value...

We need to stand up to sexual assault at Oxy

As a woman, I know what it's like to feel like my body doesn't completely belong to me. I felt like my body wasn’t mine...

Easy access to guns does not equate to freedom

April 20, 2019 marks the twenty year anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre — a tragedy that took 13 lives, and at the time, was seen...

Allow transgender soldiers to serve in our military

The Pentagon's controversial policy banning transgender recruits from joining the military went into effect April 12. Directly opposing the beliefs of 70 percent of American...

President Veitch and Vice President Amos Himmelstein, end Oxy’s complicity in Israeli apartheid

Dear President Veitch and VP Amos Himmelstein; We are a collective of students concerned about the possibility of Oxy’s unethical investments in companies complicit in...

It’s not rocket science: Humanities have a place in our education system

In the higher education community, there is a clear divide separating STEM and the humanities. Students debate the superiority of their respective favorite, while...