Perrino attacked the premise that free speech should be infringed upon to protect an audience from ideas that make them uncomfortable. The title of his talk, “Why Should We Defend Speech We Hate?” specifically targets this principle, which is the very principle that the anti-coulter disruptors chose to act on.
“There are two ways to solve our disputes. You can do it the way we did for millennia, which is through violence, right? Or you can do it with our words, which is the fundamental premise on which democracy is based.”
While Pollack’s statement fell short of recognizing how desperate the situation is at Cornell, at least she believes in, and unapologetically defends, free speech.
On Friday, Cornell’s LGBT resource center sent an email to numerous students inviting them to learn about fisting and scissoring.
The pilot program would include stocking 1-2 vending machines with Plan B type contraceptives available for purchase.
Pollack warned that, although there will be a pay adjustment for this year, she’s, “not sure we’re going to be able to get raises that are comparable with the actual amount of inflation.”
On some campuses, entire campus IFCs separated from universities to operate independently after the universities proposed policy changes that angered fraternities. If the college does not own the fraternity houses, independent operation is a viable strategy.
Beginning this week, fraternities will be able to apply to host social events again, according to an email obtained by the Cornell Review.
This organization is a registered student organization of Cornell University