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González-Mulattieri | Telling My Side of the Story

I make no excuses for my experiences because they’ve made me into the man I am today. However, I feel obligated to relate the truth to the Cornell...

19.04.2024 2

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SCHWARZ | Passion for Travel:  Letter from Spain

Travel has been one of my passions and the source of great pleasure, but it has also been my path to understanding history, different cultures and...

16.04.2024 5

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McNULTY | Coalition for Mutual Liberation Reflects the Best of Us

We, the undersigned Cornell faculty, staff and alumni, strongly support the student activists who have disrupted business as usual to protest the...

16.04.2024 4

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KOH | Party’s Over — Instead, Work Hard and Rest Harder

While at first glance, this mentality is harmless and even iconic of Cornell and American colleges, it can unveil a toxic culture that is ingrained...

27.03.2024 3

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WEIRENS | Slimy Sludge: Cornell Student Assembly

Oink, oink, Student Assembly leadership! Your time is over. The post WEIRENS | Slimy Sludge: Cornell Student Assembly first appeared on The Cornell...

26.03.2024 4

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GUEST ROOM | Anthropology Faculty Statement Against the Interim Expressive Activity Policy

Dear students,We write in response to the issues you raised, and to say that we share your concerns about Cornell’s “Interim Expressive Activity...

26.03.2024 5

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REYEN | Dear Rocco: The SA Needs to Represent Us

DeLorenzo betrayed our trust. And it stings. The post REYEN | Dear Rocco: The SA Needs to Represent Us first appeared on The Cornell Daily Sun.

25.03.2024 6

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OPINION | Faculty Senator Gives Administration an F for Free Speech Year Gone Awry

Editor in Chief Gabriel Levin sat down with Prof. Richard Bensel, government, to talk about the controversial Interim Expressive Activity Policy and...

23.03.2024 2

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DUFRESNE | Slogging Together: The Antidote to World-Weariness

From a purely intellectual perspective, the students I teach at Cornell are often dazzling — insightful, creative, analytically gifted and unafraid...

15.03.2024 3

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WEIRENS | A Burglar Taught Me Where Home Really Is 

A terrifying home invasion showed me a what's important at Cornell. The post WEIRENS | A Burglar Taught Me Where Home Really Is  first appeared on...

11.03.2024 3

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GUEST ROOM | We Must Preserve Cultural Identity for Indigenous Students on Campus

Akwe:kon reflects a valuable community space and it's extremely disheartening that more universities don’t provide a space like it. The post GUEST...

07.03.2024 1

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STRAUS | What You Should Know About Studying Abroad At Oxford and Cambridge 

I left Cornell to find something different. Here's what I found. The post STRAUS | What You Should Know About Studying Abroad At Oxford and...

02.03.2024 6

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BEARD | The Freedom to Think Critically

Cornell needs to buckle down on the development of critical thinking and writing skills in its undergraduates The post BEARD | The Freedom to Think...

02.03.2024 4

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DO | My Korean Disconnect

My summer in Korea taught me more about myself than I ever expected. The post DO | My Korean Disconnect first appeared on The Cornell Daily Sun.

22.02.2024 5

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GUEST ROOM | Palestinians and Israelis Both Deserve to Thrive

I have been a supporter and a critic of Israel nearly as long as I could spell its name. For nearly the whole of its existence, it has represented...

17.02.2024 5

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MCNULTY | Disguising Anti-Zionism as Antisemitism Harms Students and the Community

The government of Israel is no more exempt from criticism than is the government of the United States, which is funding, supplying and otherwise...

15.02.2024 3

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Obaseki | Brokie’s Guide to Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day can get pricey. Here are some cost-cutting tips. The post Obaseki | Brokie’s Guide to Valentine’s Day first appeared on The...

14.02.2024 2

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WEIRENS | Reflections from my Evening in the Ditch 

Rural America is closer than you may think. The post WEIRENS | Reflections from my Evening in the Ditch  first appeared on The Cornell Daily Sun.

13.02.2024 2

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LIVINGSTON | There Is No Free Expression Without Disruptive Expression

A civil disobedience expert opines about the implications of Cornell's new policies. Democracy needs disruption. The post LIVINGSTON | There Is No...

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GUEST ROOM | You Need to Choose Love in a Loveless Society

When we choose to love, we reject all forms of war.  We read histories about the systems of domination that have allowed war to shape our world and...

10.02.2024 2

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GUEST ROOM | Congress Must Act on Voting Rights: A Historical Perspective

As a result of recent news regarding gerrymandering in states such as North Carolina and Louisiana and threats to voting rights by states across the...

04.02.2024 3

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GUEST | Why Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism in Disguise

Imagine a group of people accused of racism demanding the University adopt a definition of racism that would exempt them.This, in essence, is what the...

03.02.2024 4

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TEBBUTT | If a Tree Falls on the Slope, It Makes a Sound

I am lucky enough to live on one of higher education’s most beautiful and unconventional academic quadrangles: Cornell’s Library Slope evinces a...

02.02.2024 4

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GLASGOW | I’m Neither Jewish nor Muslim: There Should Be More Support for Israel

When I see men wearing kippahs, women with hijabs or people wearing the Star of David I come face to face with the dark direction the world has taken....

02.02.2024 2

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OBASEKI | The Misguidance of Moral Supremacy

“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to...

31.01.2024 2

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TEBBUTT: Why Winter is a Time for Wonder

It could be the month I just spent in 93˚ F Amazonia, or the welcome transformation of the Gothics into a tropical furnace, but I have to say it: I...

30.01.2024 3

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WEIRENS | Just Say No

College is about getting out of your comfort zone, but these things just aren't worth trying. The post WEIRENS | Just Say No first appeared on The...

29.01.2024 4

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SCHECHTER | The Land Grant Act Needs A Revamp

Over 160 years ago, Senator Justin Morrill implemented a new law that would propel universities like Cornell into powerhouses of success. But in 2023,...

26.01.2024 4

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GLASGOW | As an Independent, I’m voting for Trump

Trump is coming, whether you like it or not. An independent voter trends towards the right. The post GLASGOW | As an Independent, I’m voting for...

23.01.2024 3

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KOH | Cornell’s Community Day: There Was No Restoration   

The Middle East is at war, campuses around the country are protesting and students feel unsafe. Cornell gave us a day off — but did this really...

12.12.2023 3

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SCHWARZ | The Israel-Hamas War and the Effect on the American Jewish Experience

The war in the Middle East has created a new image of Jews around the World. How has it impacted Jews in America, and at Cornell? The post SCHWARZ |...

03.12.2023 4

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WEIRENS | Split Pants to Fast Splits: Reclaiming Health in College  

Its hard to stay motivated in College — but I've learned a new way. The post WEIRENS | Split Pants to Fast Splits: Reclaiming Health in College  ...

03.12.2023 4

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LEVIN | My Grandfather Couldn’t Come to Cornell. But I’m Here Now

When my grandfather was accepted to Cornell after World War II, he saw it as a place of refuge — a place where he could feel safe. Today, the...

01.12.2023 4

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TEBBUTT | Robin’s Song

Ever since surviving my first winter here in Ithaca, I have learned to recognise the song of the robin (Turdus migratorius) as a welcome signal of...

30.11.2023 6

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LITVAK | The Middle East Conflict and the Faculty’s Responsibility

There are multiple ways to understand how the war in the Middle East is affecting life around us. One way, perhaps, may be to see it as an assault on...

28.11.2023 5

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SWENSON | Inside the Boardroom

The Student-Elected Trustee is a direct link between the student body and the board. They must speak on behalf of every Cornellian's concerns,...

28.11.2023 2

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EINHORN | How Cornellians Can Rise to the Challenge of Our Time

Today, I’m reaching out as part of the Cornell community, which is of deep importance to me and my family. I attended Cornell, as did my parents and...

28.11.2023 10

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WILSON | Patrick Kuehl’s Secret Common Council Run Is Undemocratic

Patrick Kuehl may win the race in Ithaca's Fourth Ward seat for Common Council. But voters do not have a clear understanding of who Kuehl is — or...

26.11.2023 5

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SCHWARZ | Anti-Semitism at Cornell and Beyond: Then and Now

I've been at Cornell for 56 years. To say anti-Semitism has existed here is a difficult thing for me to speak about — especially regarding the place...

21.11.2023 4

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MARGULIES | There Is No Them, There Is Only Us

This message, at once simple and profound, has never been more important, and not just at Cornell. The post MARGULIES | There Is No Them, There Is...

16.11.2023 4

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SCHWARZ | How We Learn from Our Students

Students learn how to learn, and the most important thing we do is teach them how to learn, including how to speak articulately, write precisely, and...

15.11.2023 2

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SENZON | Put the Phone Down?

It feels surreal to live in an age where everyone has access to the internet, allowing us to create a narrative of who we are, and what we stand for...

14.11.2023 2

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BATEMAN |  Cornell Still Does Not Pay its Fair Share to the City of Ithaca

As long as Cornell continues to exempt itself from its social responsibilities, to believe that unlike other major employers and property owners it...

13.11.2023 4

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BEARD | Academic (Dis)Honesty

I’d like to offer a parallel explanation to the dusty and oft-reused one of our professors. If there is a cheating epidemic, professor laziness and...

11.11.2023 3

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LIVSHITS | Language as Violence. President Pollack: Acknowledge Both Sides.

The Israel-Hamas war has been raging for two weeks. For many, including myself, time has stopped. In reality, though, time never stops. The post...

09.11.2023 3

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SENZON | Viewing Your Life Through a Long-Term Lens

Identifying the “why” factor that motivates you to set long-term goals doesn’t have to be elaborate or unusually serpentine –– for instance,...

09.11.2023 2

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ABULOF | Slaughterhouses-Twenty-Three

As a professor at Cornell and living in Israel with my wife and kids, I keep asking: If a couple of hundred armed men decide at dawn to go on a...

09.11.2023 7

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SCHWARZ | Further Thoughts on the Hamas-Israel Conflict

No matter how wrong-headed our views in this conflict, they are not sufficient reason to hate one another. The post SCHWARZ | Further Thoughts on the...

09.11.2023 3

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SEX ON THURSDAY | Learning How to Connect Again

After a breakup, I found myself looking for solitude, for sex, for casual encounters. Now, I just want connection. The post SEX ON THURSDAY | Learning...

09.11.2023 2

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SCHECHTER | “F*ck Israel” Graffiti Artist: I Know You’re Better Than This

Around the nation, students have grown divided on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Protests have erupted, individuals have grown frustrated and angry...

09.11.2023 8

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