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STEINGARD | The Government Stopped Counting Hungry Kids on Purpose

By Mihir Steingard · Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Opinion Columnist Mihir Steingard '28 argues that the U.S. government's deletion and defunding of data is intended to make lying to Americans easier.

CARUSO | Success Has Many Interpretations. The Only One That Counts Is Yours.

By Paul Caruso · Monday, May 25, 2026

KASSAM | Grace Is Like Rain...

By Karim-Aly Kassam · Monday, May 25, 2026

CORNELL AAUP | Joint Statement on the Trustees’ Investigation and President Kotlikoff’s Response

By Cornell Chapter of the AAUP · Saturday, May 23, 2026

FASTIFF | Three Seasons of Growth

By Eli Fastiff · Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Eli Fastiff ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

HARNEY | What Kind of Person Should Go to Law School?

By Liam Harney · Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Liam Harney J.D. ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

CARUSO | The Downeaster ‘Cornell’

By Paul Caruso · Monday, May 18, 2026

Paul Caruso MPA ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

SENZON | Everyone’s a Journalist

By Julia Senzon · Monday, May 18, 2026

Julia Senzon ’26, former editor-in-chief of the 143rd board and managing editor of the 142nd board, reflects on her experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

MUÑOZ | Accepting the Gravity

By Gabriel Munoz · Monday, May 18, 2026

Gabriel Muñoz ’26 reflects on their experiences at Cornell and on The Sun.

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.

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.