Opinion
SEX ON THURSDAY | Never Meet Your Heroes
If you recall this article of mine from last February, you know that I have a strange habit of developing crushes on taken men. In the article, I referenced one crush in particular, and ended with a convincing, “…if I do end up entertaining this guy, rest assured that you all will be the first […]
SCHECHTER | “F*ck Israel” Graffiti Artist: I Know You’re Better Than This
Dear “F*ck Israel” Graffiti Artist, I believe in the power of free speech: that everyone should have their voice heard. It’s our most profound tool for social change and a privilege of living in America. As we all well know, it’s been a tense week on campus. Most recently because of the Jew-threatening hate posts […]
SEX ON THURSDAY | Learning How to Connect Again
My dear readers, Did you miss me? I certainly did. I know I am slightly behind schedule but if I didn’t write for today my editor was going to whip me — we keep it kinky at The Sun. Nothing to worry about, I will come back next week to make up for it. I promise. […]
SCHWARZ | Further Thoughts on the Hamas-Israel Conflict
I received a great number of positive responses to my recent Cornell Daily Sun piece, but subsequent events have evoked further thoughts on the intractable situation in Israel and Gaza. The response of so many people thanking me for “the courage to speak up,” as if I were risking my professional standing or my stature at Cornell […]
LEVIN | The New York Times Managing Editor Marc Lacey Discusses Journalism in the Internet Age: Under the Sun, Ep. 2
Segments of this opinion interview transcript have been edited for clarification. Gabe Levin: Hey, Cornell. I’m your host, Gabe Levin. This is episode two of Under The Sun, a new video series from The Cornell Daily Sun where we talk to prominent alumni and ask for their expert views on topics in the media spotlight. […]
SCHECHTER | The Land Grant Act Needs A Sequel
About every other day, I walk up to a short, old building made of Ithaca bluestone, quarried from the bottom of the slope. It’s an attractive building, named after a lover of architecture, but usually fails to catch students’ eyes. It’s old and solid, sitting in a line of buildings called “Stone Row.” The famous […]
EDITORIAL | The Futile Cycle of DACA Rhetoric
Newsletter Signup From 2008 to 2021, the United States southern border apprehended approximately half a million children and teens every year. Children from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador and more have fled their countries due to poverty, violence, crime and especially a lack of education. During his presidency, Barack Obama tasked his administration to deepen […]
SENZON | Running the Risk of Injury
I’ll just go for an easy run — it will all be fine. These are the words I told myself after waking up from my weekly Saturday run with slight hip pain. Running is a high-impact sport, which means many runners run the risk of injury throughout their careers. Unlike many long-time athletes, I started […]
KOH | Cornell’s Community Day: There Was No Restoration
The month of November began with a ping: an email to the entire student body, faculty and staff declaring a “Community Restorative Day”. In response to “extraordinary stress of the past few weeks” — which included the Israeli-Palestinian humanitarian crisis and war, brewing political tensions on campus and antisemitic threats scattered throughout campus and online […]
SWENSON | Inside the Boardroom
Newsletter Signup Cornell’s Board of Trustees has 64 voting members, which is the largest in the Ivy-League and the composition is unique among all institutions of higher education. There are representatives from the student, employee, faculty and alumni constituencies of Cornell, as well as from the State of New York, including the governor, and from […]