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...

Migos’ “Stir Fry” serves up a plate of Orientalism

Atlanta-based trap group Migos now ties The Beatles’ record with 14 songs currently charting on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. With the group’s recent drop of “Culture II,”...

Eagles’ Philadelphia folklore runs deeper than pigskin

Rejoice! The Philadelphia Eagles — champions of the downtrodden, slayers of dynasties, guardians of America’s first capital — have defeated Darth Vader and the...

The white-centric narrative of sexual assault

Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax and “the most powerful producer in Hollywood,” is submerged in a flood of rape and sexual assault accusations. So...

Letter from the editor: Flora Adamian

It is no secret that journalism is at a tipping point — financially unstable newsrooms continue to downsize, profit-driven parent companies lay off full-time...

How Oxy Confessions contributes to a culture of sexual assault

Today, college campuses remain pernicious cesspools for sexual predation. An estimated 23.4 percent of females, 21 percent of TGQN (transgender, gender queer and non-conforming)...

President Pence and the end of LGBTQ rights

While Donald Trump's track record on LGBTQ+ rights is questionable at best, his vice president has a far longer history of taking just one side...

Not-so-Noble Peace Prize: the arbitrary selection of Nobel laureates

The Nobel Peace Prize is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious awards on the planet. Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee,...

Issues regarding MSI curriculum and administration’s response should be addressed

The Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) and the Diversity and Equity Board (DEB) released their full report on the Multicultural Summer Institute (MSI) Nov. 9....