Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | In Support of Peaceful Protest

By Guest Author · Monday, May 18, 2026

Hundreds of Cornellians sign an open letter to the Cornell community, expressing their support for President Kotlikoff and Cornell's Student Code of Conduct.

CARUSO | The Downeaster ‘Cornell’

By Paul Caruso · Monday, May 18, 2026

SENZON | Everyone’s a Journalist

By Julia Senzon · Monday, May 18, 2026

MUÑOZ | Accepting the Gravity

By Gabriel Munoz · Monday, May 18, 2026

WALTER | Dorms and Divinity: Why College Is the Perfect Stage for Religious Crisis

By Kira Walter · Saturday, May 16, 2026

Opinion Columnist Kira Walter '26 delves into the phenomenon so many teenagers and college-age students experience: a crisis of religion.

XI | Capturing the Moment

By Timmy Xi · Friday, May 15, 2026

Timmy Xi ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

MCNALLY | Give My Regards

By Jane McNally · Friday, May 15, 2026

Jane McNally ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

GONZALEZ | Grad Column finalFINAL(2).pdf

By Rafaella Gonzalez · Thursday, May 14, 2026

Rafaella Gonzalez ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

BLANCHARD | A Long-Awaited (But Not Anticipated) Goodbye

By Maya Blanchard · Thursday, May 14, 2026

Maya Blanchard ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

ASACK | The Cornell Daily Sun Does a lot of Good. Next, I Hope They Do Quality Control

By Chloe Asack · Thursday, May 14, 2026

Chloe Asack ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

GONZALEZ | God Is Good Because Things Could’ve Happened Differently

By Anjelina Gonzalez · Thursday, May 14, 2026

Anjelina Gonzalez ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

An angered resident vilifies London’s squat party attendees from an overpass.

JASO | Agoras, Underground

By Francis X. Jaso · Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Opinion Columnist Francis Jaso '28 argues that rave culture grows out of political repression, social alienation and abandoned urban spaces, transforming them into temporary sites of freedom and community. He warns that these spaces are threatened by surveillance, commercialization and government crackdowns.

COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | Why Cornell’s Land Grant Mission Must Define Its Future

By Committee on the Future of the American University · Monday, May 11, 2026

The Committee on the Future of the American University lays out its preliminary findings, encouraging the University to make public purpose the mission and proposing steps to pivot to this public mission.

GUEST ROOM | Unfinished Campus Business: Memorializing Three Young People Who Gave Their Lives for the Right to Vote

By Guest Author · Saturday, May 9, 2026

Bill Schechter ’68 argues that three civil rights activists, including a Cornell alum, whose murders spurred the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 deserve to finally have a memorial erected at Cornell as a daily expression of the University's unwavering values.

GUEST ROOM | Kotlikoff Makes the Rules; He Needs to Follow Them Too

By Guest Author · Thursday, May 7, 2026

Cornell Law Professor James Grimmelmann analyzes and discusses the legality of the incident between students and President Kotlikoff following the April 30 Cornell Political Union debate.

CORNELL AAUP | President Kotlikoff’s Actions Demand an Independent Investigation

By Cornell Chapter of the AAUP · Thursday, May 7, 2026

The Cornell Chapter of the AAUP criticizes demands that an investigation be opened into the Day Hall incident to address six key questions. The chapter also invites members of the Cornell community to an open forum to discuss the incident and shared governance.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | In Support of Peaceful Protest

CARUSO | The Downeaster ‘Cornell’

SENZON | Everyone’s a Journalist

MUÑOZ | Accepting the Gravity

WALTER | Dorms and Divinity: Why College Is the Perfect Stage for Religious Crisis

XI | Capturing the Moment

MCNALLY | Give My Regards

GONZALEZ | Grad Column finalFINAL(2).pdf

BLANCHARD | A Long-Awaited (But Not Anticipated) Goodbye

ASACK | The Cornell Daily Sun Does a lot of Good. Next, I Hope They Do Quality Control

GONZALEZ | God Is Good Because Things Could’ve Happened Differently

JASO | Agoras, Underground

COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | Why Cornell’s Land Grant Mission Must Define Its Future

GUEST ROOM | Unfinished Campus Business: Memorializing Three Young People Who Gave Their Lives for the Right to Vote

GUEST ROOM | Kotlikoff Makes the Rules; He Needs to Follow Them Too

CORNELL AAUP | President Kotlikoff’s Actions Demand an Independent Investigation

GUEST ROOM | Why Cornell Needs a Fossil-Free Degree

GUEST ROOM | What Ghana Added to My MBA Experience

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Kotlikoff Must Resign

SALTZBURG | A Grain of Salt

Kotlikoff Drives Into Student and Recent Grad Following ‘Harassment’

Canvas Comes Back Online Following Cyberattack Disruption

VIDEO | ‘It’s Almost a Genocide’: Local Hunters Claim Cornell is Allowing for the Overhunting of Deer on its Land

Alumnus Present at Kotlikoff Car Incident Issued Persona Non Grata, 3-Year Ban From Campus

Kotlikoff Faces Calls to Resign Following Car Incident