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KASSAM | Death of A Seedling

By Karim-Aly Kassam · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

Professor and Opinion Columnist Karim-Aly Kassam reflects on how the death of a seedling of The Peace Tree unleashed a silent horror: we could no longer tolerate the loss of yet another living being within our midst before it reached its prime.

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ANNIVERSARY | Hilary Krieger

By Opinion Department · Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

Former editor-in-chief Hilary Krieger '98 reflects on how The Cornell Daily Sun became her formative home and training ground, instilling in her the ethics, urgency and community of journalism that continue to shape her career and conviction that the field is worth fighting for.

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ANNIVERSARY | David Goldston

By Opinion Department · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

Assistant Managing Editor '78 David Goldston takes us through how the Sun has found its way into his life. He leaves Cornell with a message: "In these challenging times for journalism and politics, the Sun is needed more than ever for the Cornell community and beyond. But it also has an immeasurable and maybe unexpected impact on each of us who worked there. I wish the Sun and all those connected with it many more years of success."

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ANNIVERSARY | Joseph Schatz

By Opinion Department · Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

Joseph Schatz was an assistant sport editor at The Sun, and now he's deputy editor in chief at Politico. In the Sun's special birthday issue, Schatz describes his journey from our favorite college paper to a global newsroom.

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ANNIVERSARY | Jay Branegan

By Opinion Department · Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

Jay Branegan '72, once an associate editor at The Sun, recalls the paper's coverage of the 1969 Willard Straight Hall takeover and more recent COVID-19 pandemic. His reflections indicate the importance of traditional journalism amidst prolific misinformation.

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PHOTO | Why Join Photo?

By Photography Department and Karlie McGann · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

Photo Editor Karlie McGann shares how joining The Sun’s Photo Department turned her transfer experience into one of creativity, connection and storytelling, from campus politics to national outlets.

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MULTIMEDIA | Why Join Multimedia?

By Marian Caballo · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

Multimedia Editor Marian Caballo reflects on how the desk turns blinking red record buttons into campus-wide conversations, inviting students to experiment with video, graphics, podcasts and data to tell stories you can see, hear and feel.

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