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Category: Opinion
SEX ON THURSDAY | The Price of Penis
Newsletter Signup From prostitution to plane tickets, gas prices to vehicle maintenance, sex does not often come for free. For those financially lucky enough to find themselves amidst convenient geographically located partners,…
SEX ON THURSDAY | It Is Not Only a Frat Issue
Editor’s Note: This column mentions sexual assault and harrassment. If you can relate to any of this, I am deeply sorry. I never thought I would end up writing a column about…
EDITORIAL | Cornell Is Run by a War Profiteer
Just about everyone, whether left or right, wants the Israel-Gaza war to end — except those whose net worths depend on it. One such war profiteer is Kraig Kayser MBA ’84, the…
REYEN | It’s Time to for Us and Our School to Hold Rapists Accountable
To the rapists of Chi Phi: while you can flee your house when it gets egged and spray-painted, the person whose autonomy you stripped has to live with the trauma for a…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Anthropology Faculty Call to Rescind Suspensions
Dear colleagues, Over the past few weeks, Cornell’s administration has sharply increased its use of disciplinary measures against student protestors. As anthropologists and educators, we write to spread awareness of the threats…
GUEST ROOM | Cornell Holds Sacred Mineral Rights: It’s Time to Return Them
The Morrill Act of 1862 created 52 land-grant universities across the United States, funded by the sale and development of federally owned public land. Over ten million acres of that land were…
GUEST ROOM | Let’s Move Past Blanket Solutions
The way that the administration has handled the recent events in our community has been immensely disappointing. While we all can acknowledge that these situations are difficult to address and can understand…
EDITORIAL | The Sun Calls for a Community Day
Over just the last few weeks, Cornellians have suffered through a lot, to say the least. An election with undoubtedly devastating consequences. A report of sexual assault and drugging at Chi Phi…
BERMAN | Principle Meets Pressure: A Case for Institutional Stability
There is a temptation to reshape institutions based on the needs of the moment. FDR attempted to pack the Supreme Court to pass his New Deal legislation. Truman, during wartime, issued an…