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...
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....
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....
Hyung: Hello Joe! Could you please introduce yourself? Joe: My name is Joe Dullea and I am a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. I am a member of Seal and Serpent, Club Ice Hockey, and Army ROTC. I come from Denver, Colorado. Hyung: Could you tell me about your experiences last summer?...
Hyung: Thank you for agreeing to this interview! First off, would you mind introducing yourself? Jean: Hi, my name is Jean Turban, I am a sophomore Mechanical engineer with a minor in operations research. I am from Miami, Florida. In my free time, I work on the Cornell Hyperloop team, my startup [Prometheus], and play...
Michael Glanzel of the Cornell Daily Sun recently penned an opinion piece defending the institution of the Ivy League. Yes, this does sound elitist and out of touch. Not elite, but elitist. The Ivy League was founded as a sports conference to preserve the traditional ideals of college athletics and continues to this day in...
With the recent tragedy in Florida, there has quite rightly been an outpouring of support for the students of Stoneman Douglas High School. What has failed to happen, however is a truly honest conversation about what we need to stop such a thing from occurring here. Cornell needs to wake up to the potential, no...
With the now nationally covered news of the indiscretions of a few members of Zeta Beta Tau, there have been a firestorm of reactions throughout campus and throughout the country. For those who are unaware, certain members of ZBT were involved in a disgusting, senseless game called a “pig roast” where they competed to have...
Student-elected trustee Dustin Liu said it best, when he called out fraternities, sororities, and other organisations across campus for creating unnecessary stress and sleep deprivation amongst a large percentage of the freshman student population. Then, they were forced to undergo nearly 10 hours worth of “diversity training” and “hazing prevention presentations”, in addition to the...
One week ago, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced the surprise resignation of Soumitra Dutta, dean of the SC Johnson College of Business. This announcement came without any indication, and was simply reported publicly with an email to College of Business students and faculty. Ever since the announcement, there has been calls by many, including the Cornell Daily...