The Cornell Review would like to congratulate an alumnus of our organization, Kenneth Lee ‘97 on his nomination by President Trump to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from California. Lee is clearly a strong supporter of minorities from a young age as shown by his writing in the Review and other...
Author: Hyung Ahn (Hyung Ahn)
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Student Elected Trustee Candidate Profiles 2019
The Cornell Review sent out a request for comment to every candidate for the Student Elected Trustee Election. The following details the candidates’ thoughts on infrastructure, political representation and other key issues affecting Cornell’s community. The candidates’ remarks are preserved as originally transcribed, albeit with occasional edits for clarity and grammar. Ailen Salazar Ailen did...
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An interview with Keith “Radar” McCarthy, Cornell Head Football Equipment Manager
The following is a transcribed interview between Senior Writer Hyung Ahn and Head Football Equipment Manager Keith McCarthy. What are the favorite parts of your job? I enjoy working with athletes, watching them play, and working with coaches. I get to work a job where I work sports all day long, it’s a hobby at...
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Left to Freeze: The Polar Vortex Hurts Some the Most
The recent arctic conditions at Cornell have exposed the unequal and unfair parking, public transportation and accommodation systems of this university. Students had to trudge to class today, despite the National Weather Service urging people in the area to stay indoors due to harsh wind chill conditions plunging temperatures into the negatives. The Ithaca City School...
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An Interview with CAPT Erich Diehl, Cornell Naval ROTC Commanding Officer, Sprint Football Assistant Coach
The following is a transcribed interview between Senior Writer Hyung Ahn and Captain Erich Diehl of Cornell’s naval ROTC program. What made you choose to join the military, and why the Navy in particular? I come from a family of military service. Both grandfathers served in WWII as a Navy Seabee [Construction Battalion] and Army...
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Cornell Athletics: The Big Red Cannot be Left for Dead
Above: Bartles Hall, Credit: Wikimedia Commons The recent poor performances of several Cornell athletics programs have elicited concern amongst many that Cornell sports are on a downward slide. This problem is not a product of coaching staff or athletes but it is rather the outcome of the poor state of Cornell’s athletic facilities, coupled with...
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An interview with Jim Xue, Lansing Resident and International Student
The following is a transcribed conversation between Senior Writer Hyung Ahn ’21 and Jim Xue. Hi, Jim! Could you please introduce yourself? My name is Jim Xue. I am a new transfer second semester sophomore. I transferred from Emory. I am originally from Shanghai, China, but I took two years of high school in New...
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An Interview with Weston Barker, Dark Sketch Comedy Pioneer
The following is a transcribed interview between Weston Barker and Hyung Ahn of the Cornell Review. Hi Weston, could you please introduce yourself? I am the founding president of the Midnight Comedy Troupe, a dark sketch comedy group. I am also the current treasurer of Cornell ACLU, treasurer of Cornell Republicans, treasurer of Logos [The...
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Affirmative Action: An Unfair Means of Discrimination
Above: credit, wfsu The Cornell Daily Sun’s Stand with Harvard on Affirmative Action editorial has aroused controversy and backlash, in my view, for good reason. The backlash has been so severe that the editorial board has had to publish another take, tempering some of its extreme claims while maintaining ad hominem attacks on Edward Blum....
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Drugs: Love to Treat Them With Caution
Above: Credit, The New York Times I urge Cornell Daily Sun Editor Christian Baran to reconsider his dangerous article that in my view attempts to brand illegal drugs as cool and interesting. Mr. Baran anonymous quotes students in his research for an article which has the potential to do serious harm to the Cornell community....