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...
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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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Pelosi is not the speaker Democrats want, but she’s the speaker they need
The 2018 midterms saw many new Democratic faces, including the highest number of women and people of color, elected to the House. Speaker nominee Nancy...
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Unpaid internships are classist — pay interns what they deserve
As college students, we understand the toxic cycle and competition of internships better than anyone. We need internships to build applications and resumes, but...
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Journalists must report on climate change before we go up in smoke
Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 25 of this year, 876,167 acres of California burned in wildfires, according to Cal Fire. That is 274 percent more...
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Thanksgiving is cultural erasure, so give thanks to Native communities
Gratitude can be complicated. Generally, I endorse it — gratitude forces us to be reflective, mindful and aware: all that good well-rounded-human stuff. So,...
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Don’t do it for the ‘Gram, travel for more than just a photo op
It’s a modern-day conundrum: if I don’t post a picture of myself somewhere, did I actually go there? Last October, I traveled back home to...
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Hindsight is 2020: Hillary Clinton shouldn’t run again
Hillary Clinton has been in public office for the better part of 30 years. As a first lady, senator, secretary of state and presidential candidate,...
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Let’s embrace imperfection: your mistakes do not define you
Finals week is a good time to talk about perfectionism and procrastination. I imagine many of us are going to be up until 2...
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Cut the B.S.: benevolent sexism isn’t a compliment
I am the captain of one of the only women's soccer teams in the Occidental co-ed intramural soccer league. During a recent game, I...
