Last Sunday, I had the immense honor of celebrating Groundhog Day with Punxsutawney Phil himself. I’d like to share my experience and tips, as well as recommend it as a mandatory event for Cornell students in their time here.
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AGRAWAL | The Monarch’s Edict
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Since we’re in the 90 day comment period before monarchs would officially be listed under the Endangered Species Act, I thought I would publicly offer my thoughts on the beautiful subjects of my life’s work. Their listing must balance reductive symbolism with true conservation.
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TIAS | Battling the Loneliness Epidemic
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While the physical size of our campus cannot be changed, we need to address loneliness at Cornell by engaging in discourse that can contribute to dismantling the competitive nature of our campus, which seems to steep into our social lives negatively. Cornell’s administration should also pay more attention to creating better and more expansive mental health efforts for students.
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GUEST ROOM | Classics is the Best Subject to Address Our Current Age
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At Cornell, I’ve come to realize that, by this point in history, to think that anything at all is unprecedented is simply to have not read enough history. There is no question that someone else has not already tried to answer, no issue that another society has not previously addressed (if not in content then at least in form). If, therefore, we find ourselves so unable to locate a prior moment comparable with our own, perhaps we just need to look further back in time.
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SEX ON THURSDAY | Want a Whiff?: Poppers and the Hijacking of Gay Culture
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The effect only lasts for about a minute or so. But far more useful, the poppers relax your blood vessels and muscles, including a certain back door where someone’s sausage might come knocking.
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REYEN | I Loved the TikTok Ban
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Banning TikTok gave us a brief glimpse of what it would be like to set Gen Z free. I’d be happy to see the ban return, this time for good.
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SEX ON THURSDAY | Ditching Virginity
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As I reflected on what to bring to the table for my first truly public column, I realized that it only makes sense to start from the beginning. For a sex column, “the beginning” means one thing: virginity — having it, losing it, taking it and abolishing it as a concept.
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GUEST ROOM | The Urgency of Listening: A Reflection for Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Holocaust testimonies bear witness to humanity at its most vulnerable. They urge us to confront the fragility of memory and the weight of history. These stories are rarely neat or complete — they are raw, fragmented and profoundly human. Yet, it is precisely in their complexity that they offer vital lessons in a world that continues to grapple with division and the consequences of silence.
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GUEST ROOM | From Repression to Resistance: Activism at Cornell Prevails
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On Jan. 21, the first day of the semester, pro-Palestinian activists vandalized the A.D White statue. Even if Cornell identifies and punishes the activists, recent history shows that these actions will do little to suppress the growing dissent against the university’s actions.
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KOTLIKOFF | Cornell’s Energy Transition
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Cornell is committed to eliminating carbon emissions from its energy usage. Achieving this goal in a rapidly changing energy landscape in a manner that truly eliminates emissions, rather than simply shifting responsibility for them, is a complex and challenging problem.
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SCHECHTER | You Poured Paint on the Wrong Guy
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The pro-Palestinian protesters’ crime shows a laziness to not understand the college community they are a part of and seek to shape