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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...
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...
We, the undersigned Cornell faculty, staff and alumni, strongly support the student activists who have disrupted business as usual to protest the...
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...
Oink, oink, Student Assembly leadership! Your time is over. The post WEIRENS | Slimy Sludge: Cornell Student Assembly first appeared on The Cornell...
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...
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.
Editor in Chief Gabriel Levin sat down with Prof. Richard Bensel, government, to talk about the controversial Interim Expressive Activity Policy and...
From a purely intellectual perspective, the students I teach at Cornell are often dazzling — insightful, creative, analytically gifted and unafraid...
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...
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...
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...
Cornell needs to buckle down on the development of critical thinking and writing skills in its undergraduates The post BEARD | The Freedom to Think...
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.
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...
The government of Israel is no more exempt from criticism than is the government of the United States, which is funding, supplying and otherwise...
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...
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.
A civil disobedience expert opines about the implications of Cornell's new policies. Democracy needs disruption. The post LIVINGSTON | There Is No...
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...
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...
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...
I am lucky enough to live on one of higher education’s most beautiful and unconventional academic quadrangles: Cornell’s Library Slope evinces a...
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....
“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...
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...
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...
Over 160 years ago, Senator Justin Morrill implemented a new law that would propel universities like Cornell into powerhouses of success. But in 2023,...
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...
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...
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 |...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
As long as Cornell continues to exempt itself from its social responsibilities, to believe that unlike other major employers and property owners it...
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...
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...
Identifying the “why” factor that motivates you to set long-term goals doesn’t have to be elaborate or unusually serpentine –– for instance,...
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...
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...
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...
Around the nation, students have grown divided on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Protests have erupted, individuals have grown frustrated and angry...