Teach-In highlights academic freedom struggles, Cornell’s China ties
Members of the Cornell community gathered in Ives Hall last month to learn more about Cornell University’s involvement with the People’s Republic of China.
Members of the Cornell community gathered in Ives Hall last month to learn more about Cornell University’s involvement with the People’s Republic of China.
Apart from all of the training that must be completed before arriving on campus, the Intergroup Dialogue Project (IDP) conducts a mandatory 2.5 hours of training to “practice skills and tools for communicating across difference both inside and outside the classroom as you learn more about yourself and others” The impact of all of this training is cumulative and can leave a Cornell student intimidated in sharing his opinions and feeling pressured to self-censor.
The world is filled with clashing groups and oppressive forces that erode our sense of common humanity. Against…
The Cornell Review reached out to Student Assembly presidential candidates Duncan Cady ‘23 and Valeria Valencia ‘23 to learn more about their respective platforms.
Many in the media continue to talk about actor Will Smith walking on stage at the Academy Awards and slapping Chris Rock in the face. Despite this violent act, no criminal charges were filed against Smith. This episode highlights the inability of the Academy to take decisive action and mirrors the problem Cornell faces in similar circumstances when regulating student misconduct.
Hidden beneath their supposed righteousness lie an unquenchable thirst for absolute power and the belief that “some animals are more equal than others.”
If left to alumni donations, woke programs would go broke.
I implore you, do not take this most recent redirection of the winds as anything less fickle than the squalls that frequent this beautiful town. We cannot count on Cornell to free us from COVID dystopia; the restrictions will continue until resistance improves.
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