LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | The Sun Will Not Be Dimmed

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

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

The Cornell Daily Sun Welcomes its 144th Editorial Board

Associate Editor Sophia Romanov Imber '28 introduces the 144th Editorial Board.

CORNELL DINING STUDENT WORKERS | While Cornell Collaborates with Trump’s Austerity, Student Workers Pay the Price

Cornell Dining Student Workers argues that Cornell's austerity policy is simply a front for voluntary budget cuts that hurt the University's most vulnerable students.

BELMONTE | Making Trump Sound Normal

Opinion Columnist Adrian Belmonte ’28 explains the extremist rhetoric of MAGA through a lens of economic pricing, in which exacerbations of speech have led to civilizing the Trump administration’s messaging. 

STEINGARD | America Is Only Doomed on Your Phone

Opinion Columnist Mihir Steingard '28 argues that college students surrendering to doomerism kills hope and prevents change.

CORNELL DINING STUDENT WORKERS | Student Dining Workers Have Had Enough

Cornell Dining Student Workers introduces itself, who its members are, why the organization exists and what it hopes to accomplish. We lay out our mission to document the real, lived experiences of student dining workers whose stories have long been curated out of the University’s official narrative.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | A Fragile Index

​​Professor Holst-Warhaft reflects upon President Trump’s denial of the dangers posed by climate change to human health and the environment, which reminds the author of a poem written for the inauguration of Cornell’s 12th president. ​ 

BUTLER | Academia Wants Impact? Black History Already Wrote the Manual

Opinion Columnist Natalia Butler M.S./Ph.D. contends that if academia seeks to have real impact, it needs to take inspiration from the long history of Black activism that has not shied away from breaking institutional barriers and stepping into the unknown.

GLASGOW | Your Only MAGA Voice

Opinion Columnist Leo Glasgow '27 defends President Trump’s policies, asserting that his administration has been consistent and focused on common-sense solutions, particularly regarding immigration, tariffs and national security. He critiques the left's response to Trump's presidency, arguing that their rejection of his policies often overlooks key successes.

GUEST ROOM | Measuring What Matters in Student Well-being

Cornell Health Director of Strategic Planning and Data Analysis Abigail Dubovi, Ph.D. explores how Cornell measures student distress, flourishing and key well-being indicators through the Student Well-Being Survey, part of the Health Promoting Campus effort. Findings show improvement alongside persistent inequities and highlight how individual, relational and environmental factors shape well-being. When the survey arrives this spring, student participation helps ensure the results reflect lived experience and guide what comes next.

SELL | Fix the Elevator

Opinion Columnist Wyatt Sell '27 discusses his frustration with Cornell's negligence over campus facilities. He argues that this lack of attention to small, everyday issues shows a lack of respect for students and fosters a sense of cynicism, highlighting the importance of maintaining institutional standards, even in the most mundane areas.

CARUSO | We Need to Negotiate Better

Senior Columnist and MPA student Paul Caruso argues that in a world of ghosting, ultimatums and world conflict, the path forward is to become better negotiators. 

KASSAM | Talking The Walk

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Administration Should Run the University

Cornell alumnus Bradford Garrigues Sr. '77 argues that while students have the right to voice their opinions, they should not dictate university policy. He asserts that disruptive or violent protests should face consequences and emphasizes the importance of students learning life skills, including respect for authority, during their college experience.

BURZLAFF | When Everything Sounds Too Smooth

Opinion Columnist Professor Jan Burzlaff reflects on his growing distrust of fluency in an age shaped by generative AI. In contrast, he defends friction — intellectual tension, uncertainty and disagreement — as essential to learning on campus and democratic life.

WALTER | Self-Loathing: The Anti-Evolutionary Parasite of Campus Society

Which aspects of human nature are denied by modern systems? We’re encouraged to be neurotypical thinkers, to deprioritize consciousness and exploit materialism. We’re turned from the wilderness with cages that masquerade as amenities, desperate for vehicles of expression untaught to us. Onion Theory is dedicated to exposing where these denials are hosted. Based in Buddhist theology and world peace ideology, Opinion Columnist Kira Walter ‘26 shares where she sees disparities in high-competition structures defining the 21st century. As she’s navigated schizophrenia and synesthesia in her last semester, she imparts final observations and looming concerns before indulging in chapters beyond the undergraduate ledge.