Columns

KOTLIKOFF & BALA | RE: AAUP Letter to Kotlikoff on "Fighting Antisemitism”

By Michael Kotlikoff and Kavita Bala · Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025

President Michael Kotlikoff and Provost Kavita Bala respond to the Cornell AAUP letter on the University's "Fighting Antisemitism and Protecting Civil Rights" statement.

MAMAT | Cornell’s China Ties Threaten Its Students, And It Doesn’t Care

By Zilala Mamat · Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

AREVALO | The Importance of Sunday: Christian Nationalism in 'Honkai: Star Rail'

By Hannia Arevalo · Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

BURZLAFF | The Myth of the Perfect Routine

By Professor Jan Burzlaff · Monday, Sept. 29, 2025

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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.

BURZLAFF | The Basics (1): Why Office Hours Matter

By Professor Jan Burzlaff · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Professor Jan Burzlaff returns to the root of his column: the importance of office hours. He reminds Cornell: Office hours matter because they are profoundly human.

CARUSO | Some Free Advice to President Kotlikoff

By Paul Caruso · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Opinion Columnist Paul Caruso offers President Kotlikoff candid advice on how to rebuild the trust students have lost in the administration.

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.

NEWSLETTER | Why Join Newsletter

By Newsletter Department and Allison Hecht · Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

Allison Hecht '26 invites Cornell students to apply to be apart of Newsletter during this recruitment season.

SEIELSTAD | Silenced in the Name of Security

By Pilar Seielstad · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

Columnist Pilar Seielstad reflects on free speech after Charlie Kirk's death.

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."

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.

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.