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A Contrarian's Calamity

JASO | New Luddites

By Francis X. Jaso · Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

 Columnist Francis Jaso ’28 condemns AI’s plight on mind and man. Within the context of Luddism, he maps a historical legacy of adverse reactions to innovation and suggests Cornellians’ complacency to a brutally technological reality is careless, if not cause for rejecting the machine itself.

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CLIFFORD | Some Like It Hot — Gen Z Likes It Incarcerated

By Elise Clifford · Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025

Opinion Columnist Elise Clifford ’29 impeaches Gen Z’s infatuation with “criminal chic,” arguing that it mirrors not only aesthetic values but a deeper veneration of victimhood — a moral currency now weaponized in American populist politics. She links viral mugshots to Christian notions of virtue, all the while wondering what might have been had she met Luigi Mangione before his alleged crime.

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VINK ⎸ One Day Longer

By Adriana Vink · Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

Opinion Columnist Adriana Vink introduces her column One Day Longer, sharing her experiences in political organizing in New York City and at Cornell and arguing for us all to take inspiration from the legacies of labor and student movements.

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TOBIN | TikTok Democracy: How Influencers Are Shaping Cornell’s First-Time Voters

By Lali Tobin · Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

Opinion Columnist Lali Tobin MPA ‘27 argues that social media personas are playing an important role in communicating political messages to first-time student voters. They simplify complex topics into relatable content, however this brings the risk of spreading oversimplified views and misinformation. Her article looks at how this trend is influencing civic engagement within Cornell University.

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DAVIS | On Thin ICE

By Nina Davis · Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

Opinion Columnist Nina Davis ‘26 argues that Cornell should not promote ICE on career advancement platforms.

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PHAM | The Company Who Cried Green

By Ella Pham · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

 Opinion Columnist Ella Pham ‘29 critiques the culture behind environmental sustainability programs that are treated more like marketing strategies than attainable initiatives. 

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BADAWI | More Mamdani for Me

By Leah Badawi · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

Opinion Columnist Leah Badawi ‘27 responds to Opinion Columnist Leo Glasgow ‘26’s recent piece No Mamdani For Me. She argues that New Yorkers have the power to make history by electing the candidate Zohran Mamdani and scrutinizes Glasgow’s dissenting opinions. 

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ZHOU | Populism Shouldn’t Be So Popular

By Rayen Zhou · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

Opinion Columnist Rayen Zhou ’29 writes in his latest piece about the electoral and individual dangers of the prevalence of doomerism and populism. He proposes a potential solution inspired by everybody’s favorite transcendentalist: Henry David Thoreau.

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