Writer: Michael Sessa
You Op To Know: Liberal and conservative columnists discuss free speech following President Trump’s executive order
Liberal Columnist Brittany Zelada and Conservative columnist Michael Furnari discuss President Trump’s executive order addressing free speech on college campuses. Read More »
You Op To Know: Business columnist discusses flaws of plan to break up big tech
Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Business columnist Santiago Hernandez discuss the flaws of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D) plan to break up big tech. Read More »
You Op To Know: Liberal columnist discusses NY measures to combat anti-vaccination movement
Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Liberal columnist Brittany Zelada discuss New York’s new measures to combat the anti-vaccination movement. Read More »
You Op To Know: Moderate columnist discusses New York senator’s reintroduction of Voter Empowerment Act
This week, Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Moderate columnist Lauren Spiezia discuss New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s role in reintroducing the Voter Empowerment Act. Read More »
You Op To Know: Student Life columnist discusses local impact of excessive fines ruling
This week, Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Student Life columnist Jack Mettler discuss some of the local impacts of a recent Supreme Court ruling on excessive fines. Read More »
You Op To Know: Liberal columnist discusses Sen. Gillibrand’s presidential campaign
This week, Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Liberal columnist Nick Turner discuss Senator Gillibrand’s controversial presidential campaign following her calls for former senator Al Franken to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct. Read More »
You Op To Know: Business columnist discusses Syracuse’s Hire Ground homeless work initiative
This week, Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Business columnist Patrick Penfield discuss the Hire Ground initiative, a job program officials hope will help homeless individuals get off the streets. Read More »
You Op To Know: Student Life columnist discusses marijuana legalization, racial justice
This week, Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Student Life columnist Jennifer Bancamper discuss Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) proposed statewide program to address the effects of marijuana-related criminalization. Read More »
You Op To Know: Liberal columnist discusses Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s national presence
Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Liberal columnist Nicholas Turner discuss New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s increasing national presence. Read More »
You Op to Know: Business columnist discusses Good Uncle’s ambitious vision
Assistant Editorial Editor Michael Sessa and Business columnist Daniel Strauss discuss Good Uncle’s ambitious vision for their restaurant-delivery startup. Read More »
You Op to Know: Opinion editors discuss changes coming to section this semester
This week, The Daily Orange Opinion section editors speak about opinion reporting and changes coming to the section in the coming weeks. Read More »
5 unconventional LGBTQ+ books to read this winter break
Gender and Sexuality columnist Michael Sessa offers LGBTQ book recommendations to read this winter break. Read More »
You Op To Know: Opinion editors discuss the role of section
This week, The Daily Orange Opinion section brought on our new Assistant Editorial Editor to discuss opinion sections. Read More »
Increased diversity in US government is a victory for all Americans
Gender and Sexuality columnist Michael Sessa discusses the benefits of having a more diverse body of government officials. Read More »
We can’t define transgender people out of existence — and we shouldn’t want to
Gender and Sexuality columnist Michael Sessa says a legal definition of gender denies realities in favor of outdated and overly generic terms. Read More »
Dating apps are flawed with discriminatory partner preferences
Gender and Sexuality columnist Michael Sessa says dating preferences actually perpetuate discriminatory thinking. Read More »
We should be more conscious of gender nonconforming pronouns
Gender and Sexuality columnist Michael Sessa urges people to recognize the importance of using the appropriate personal pronouns Read More »
Be a bromosexual, but don’t call yourself one
Gender and sexuality columnist Michael Sessa explains the term bromosexuality and why it could create a rigid social construct. Read More »
Senate should ensure Kavanaugh allegations are investigated
Gender and Sexuality columnist reacts to allegations of sexual assault against the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Read More »