Now that Thomas won an NCAA national championship, Thomas’ next step is to swim in the women’s Olympic Trials. But, would that be possible? Due to recent rules adopted to address transgender women competing on women’s teams, probably not.
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.
Before I begin, I would like to first acknowledge the obviously controversial nature of the topic of my…
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.
It is Cornell’s duty to protect its students and maintain a safe campus. They are failing in that obligation, and they are allowing rugs, couches, and doors purchased with our money to be burnt to ashes. Now they threaten more fees for everyone because they are incapable or unwilling to catch a select few low-life thugs?
At Columbia University, a group of students recently launched the “Columbia Communists.”
A petition is being circulated in support of scholars who were sanctioned by the Chinese government for their…
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