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Tennessee judge halts Biden LGBTQ order, Cornell unaffected
A federal judge in Tennessee blocked the Biden administration from enforcing new guidance on LGBTQ civil rights, for the time being.
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EDITORIAL: Title IX Rule Open For Public Comments
On June 23, the Department of Education proposed changes to the rules that implement Title IX. Today, the proposed rule was published in the Federal Register. The Department will accept formal comments from the public through September 12, 2022.
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EDITORIAL: Title IX Proposed Rule Denies Students Due Process
The main purpose of a campus judicial system is to protect the accused student from the hassle and expense of a criminal proceeding and to provide more confidentiality. However, as proposed, the revised Title IX procedures do not offer any benefits.
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EDITORIAL: Proposed Title IX Rule Endangers All Cornell Students
In sum, the Biden administration’s proposed rule would void any policies or protections that colleges offer students to defend their free expression rights and subject students accused of misconduct to highly unfair procedures. The proposed rule strikes at the heart of the educational process and puts every college student at serious risk of unfair treatment.
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Sports Governing Bodies Crack Down on Transgender Athletes
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.
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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.
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Free Speech Training is Needed at Cornell’s Orientation
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.
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The Left’s Endgame with Gender and Kids
Before I begin, I would like to first acknowledge the obviously controversial nature of the topic of my…
