Guest Room

GUEST ROOM | What Will Save Us From Ourselves? Not Another Engineering Building

By Opinion Department · Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Professor Bruce Levitt argues that it is not engineering, but the arts that will ultimately save humanity from its most dangerous threat: itself.

GUEST ROOM | Measuring What Matters in Student Well-being

By Opinion Department · Monday, Feb. 23, 2026

GUEST ROOM | ‘Any Person, Any Study’: Cornell University Must Reopen Dual Enrollment to Local High Schoolers

By Opinion Department · Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026

GUEST ROOM | Winter Blues, SAD and the Benefits of Light Therapy

By Opinion Department · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

GUEST ROOM | The Value of Interfaith Engagement

By Opinion Department · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making and Cornell United Religious Work Joel Harter writes about the importance of interfaith engagement and connecting across difference at Cornell.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Cornell Students and Alumni Have Career Tools Worth Using

By Opinion Department · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Cornell's Career Services' Executive Director Erica Kryst, PhD responds to the recent Sun article “Unemployment Is a 'Full-Time Job’: Recent Grads Struggle to Navigate A Difficult Job Market,” emphasizing resources that Cornell provides to both alumni and students as they navigate the job market.

GUEST ROOM | AAUP Executive Committee on the Draft Recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Institutional Voice

By Opinion Department · Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

A guest column from the Cornell Chapter of the American Association of University Professors addresses concerns for academic speech found in recent draft recommendations by the Presidential Task Force on Institutional Voice.

GUEST ROOM | AAUP Statement on the Trump-Cornell Deal

By Opinion Department · Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

The Cornell Chapter of the American Association of University Professors writes to address harmful provisions in the University's deal with the Trump administration.

FOSTER | "Any Person, Any Study" — If You Can Keep It

By Opinion Department · Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

In our guest room, Professor of Computer Science Nate Foster reflects on Cornell’s recent settlement with the Trump administration — a deal he argues trades principle for expedience.

GUEST ROOM | From Bikes to Buses: How to Sustainably Navigate Campus this Fall

By Opinion Department · Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

Assistant Director of Transportation Reed Huegerich offers several options for commuting sustainably around campus.

GUEST ROOM | Native American Heritage Month Means Nothing Without Solidarity With Palestine

By Opinion Department · Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

Undergrad Maria Lima Valdez compares the University's messaging on Indigenous issues with its actual politics. She urges solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle against colonization.

LOMBARDI | Introducing the Office of National Fellowships

By Ryan Lombardi · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

Vice President of Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi announces the launch of the Office of National Fellowships, where students can access support on fellowship applications.

GUEST ROOM | Fuel for the Future: Cornell’s Investment in Food Security is an Investment in Student Success

By Paul Muscente and Lauren Nickerson · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Cornell Dining Director Paul Muscente and Cornell Health Director of Clinical Nutrition Lauren Nickerson write to connect students with campus resources against food insecurity.

GUEST ROOM | On Rhetoric and Responsibility: A Reply to Han and Kassam

By Opinion Department · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Sam Friedman '26 writes against Associate Editor Eric Han's column on the allegation that Prof. Kassam's comparison of Israel with the Nazi regime constitutes antisemitism.

SCHWARZ | On My Mind: Reflections as Fall 2025 Term Reaches Midterm

By Daniel R. Schwarz · Monday, Oct. 20, 2025

In a guest piece, Professor Schwarz reflects on the Trump administration's impact on campus politics.

GUEST ROOM | Stop Hazing Hamsters

By Opinion Department · Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

James Pittman '26 condemns animal abuse in fraternity hazing.

We Took Cheyfitz’s Class on Gaza. His Suspension Violates Academic Freedom.

By Opinion Department · Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025

Nine students who took the course on "Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance" contextualize the dispute that led to the suspension of Professor Eric Cheyfitz. They argue that his treatment by the University amounts to a gross violation of academic freedom.

GUEST ROOM | Cornell's Negligence Hospitalized and Further Disabled Me

By Opinion Department · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Kaelin Lamberson '28 recounts her challenges with the University over disability accommodations.

GUEST ROOM | Fight Trump with Responsible Research