Segments of this opinion interview transcript have been edited for clarification. Gabe Levin: Hey, Cornell. I’m your host, Gabe Levin. This is episode two of Under The Sun, a new video series from The Cornell Daily Sun where we talk to prominent alumni and ask for their expert views on topics in the media spotlight. … [Read more…]
To the Editor: The faculty of the Cornell Coalition for Justice in Palestine stand for Palestinian human rights, sovereignty, liberation and the right to resist. On the eve of a genocidal ground invasion of Gaza, and in light of the refusal of Cornell University’s administration to recognize the pain and suffering of the Palestinian people, we unequivocally … [Read more…]
Re “Cornell Professor “Exhilarated” by Hamas’s Attack Defends Remark” (news article, Oct. 17) To the Editor: I thank Professor Rickford for delivering his anti-Semitic screed without recourse to the jargon used by many on the post-structuralist left. He does not claim Hamas reimagined Eurocentric repertoires of contention or invited colonizers to engage in transversal grief. … [Read more…]
Living in Jerusalem, close to the 1967 line, I can see from our balcony the village of Issawiya and the Shuafat refugee camp. Since the carnage of Saturday, Oct. 7, every night is greeted with joyful shots and fireworks. Many Palestinians celebrate the massacre. “They have a stockpile of firearms,” I told my wife, “It’s … [Read more…]
If someone were to ask me how I’m doing at the moment, I’d feel the pressure to lie through my teeth and tell them that I’ve never been better. Given the series of events that have unfolded in my life as of late — from getting slammed with exams to losing sight of the long-term … [Read more…]
For the last two weeks the Cornell community, and the entire world, has witnessed as the Middle East has burst up into war. As President Joe Biden mentioned in his Oval Office address on Oct. 19, the Israel-Hamas conflict can seem distant. But as many Americans and Cornell students, faculty, staff and alumni understand: This … [Read more…]
The Israel-Hamas war has been raging for two weeks. For many, including myself, time has stopped. It is still early morning on Saturday, Oct. 7. The celebration of Sukkot extends through the night and into sunrise at the Nova music festival. Families in Israel set the table for Shemini Atzeret, the High Sabbath after Sukkot. … [Read more…]
There toll the jarring chimes of cognitive dissonance. It is a feeling I have become used to over the course of my 20s; the more secure the identities I build up, the more freely I permit the difficult questions and introspection that throw them into doubt. While these philosophical whacks around the head don’t always … [Read more…]
Recruiting season is in full swing at Cornell. Students are signing contracts, accepting offers and getting hired in preparation for the coming summer. It’s exciting, and many students feel a sense of relief to have their summer internship lined up. It’s not particularly easy getting an internship, especially at many of the elite companies Cornell … [Read more…]
Re “A Statement Regarding My Actions From Oct.15″ (Letter to the Editor, Oct. 18) On Saturday, Oct. 7, the terrorist organization Hamas carried out the most horrific attack on Israel since the Yom Kippur War. Terrorists stormed into Israel and murdered over 1,400 Israelis and kidnapped almost 200. But these terrorists, a designation placed on … [Read more…]