Opinions
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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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Opinion: Your skinny jeans are not a recession indicator
Over the last few months, videos have filled my phone screen, declaring everything from "quiet luxury" to "the rise of skinny culture" as recession...
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Opinion: The passions that keep our loved ones close
Though my grandpa lived a long and fulfilling life, I still felt he went too soon. When he gave me some of his family...
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Opinion: Who are you going to fight your “One Battle After Another” with?
“I wish I were part of the French 75,” I thought while sitting in my reclining chair at the AMC Americana, watching Paul Thomas...
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Opinion: American protesting is a joke. Here’s how to fix it.
Remember when American political protests were something of a rarity? It feels like a figment of an alternate universe. Right now, massive demonstrations are...
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Opinion: The dangers of a convenient and effortless life
I was leaving a jazz bar in San Francisco on a cold and rainy night. My family and I called a Waymo to pick...
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Opinion: Water bottles and the adverse effects of environmental hypocrisy
When I first walked through Occidental during O-Week, I couldn’t help but notice the pastel-colored water bottles tucked into backpack side pockets, scattered across...
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Opinion: Has technology deleted human empathy?
It was a crisp fall morning, about two years ago. The leaves were starting to change to a darker orange shade. My friends and...
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Opinion: How to start a disagreement
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein recently had a conversation titled “Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines,” where they discussed the recent passing of Charlie Kirk....
