Momoduo Taal Reinstated, But Banned From Campus
On Oct. 10, Momoduo Taal, a graduate student who was suspended for his role in the disruption of the ILR Job Fair on Sept. 18, posted on X that he had been reinstated as a student.
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Fighting Racism with Free Speech
On October 2, 2024, Mr. Daryl Davis spoke at Landis Auditorium located in Myron Taylor Hall. Mr. Davis’ talk, entitled, “Fighting Racism with Free Speech” was sponsored by The Cornell Political Union, The Braver Angels, The Heterodox Academy, Freedom and Free Speech Society, The Afrikaans Society, and The Triad Foundation.
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Playing the Race Card
CML and BSU have been playing the race card in recent weeks after a stream of events that have invoked attention by Cornell’s administration.
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Cornell Drops in 2025 FIRE Free Speech Rankings
Each year, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) conducts a survey of college students about their campus’ free speech climate. FIRE then adjusts these scores to reflect past episodes where each college “canceled” or “disinvited” speakers, as well as an evaluation of the college’s free speech policies.
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Daryl Davis To Speak on Race Relations
Daryl Davis, who has befriended a number of members of the Klu Klux Klan, will speak on Wednesday, Oct 2. at 5:30 p.m. in the Landis Auditorium of Myron Taylor Hall.
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Kavita Bala Named Cornell Provost
On September 25, Cornell announced that Kavita Bala will serve as the next Provost starting January 1, 2025 for a five year term.
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CML Realizes It Overstepped Social Norms
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Coalition for Mutual Liberation (CML) marched from Day Hall to Statler Hall and disrupted the ILR School’s Human Capital and HR Career Fair being held in the Statler Ballroom that included Boeing and L3Harris. At least one faculty member filed a complaint against the protesters with the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards for violating the Student Code.
CML took responsibility for the disruption but then attempted to rationalize its violation with an Instagram posting and a Sun op-ed by student activist Nick Wilson ‘26. Their arguments have a number of fallacies and will not persuade most Cornellians.
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Opinion: Honor The Spirit of the Kops Lecture
The Cornell Kops Lecture deserves more respect.
