BREAKING: Pollack endorses Plan B vending machines
President Pollack voiced approval for the proposal, stating in her email that she “support[s] efforts to expand access to non-prescription health care supplies, including contraception.”
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Cornell Law Professor Launches Equal Protection Project
“Our highest ideal as a society is enshrined in the Constitution, the 14th Amendment, and federal, state and local law, which is you do not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity. And we are seeing that unfortunately, under the concept of equity, that there is outright discrimination on the basis of race.”
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Pearl Lucas Stood Up For Truth
Pearl Lucas prevailed in her view that black Cornell students should be encouraged to take full advantage of all that Cornell has to offer. Though concurrent events overshadowed the battle at Cornell, Lucas’s bravery is admirable nonetheless.
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Richard Ford Addresses Diversity vs. Racial Justice
Ford said, “Diversity has come to define the national, and even the global, discussion of racial justice… Diversity is not the same as racial justice. Instead, it is a substitute for racial justice… I am worried that diversity has made justice seem redundant to some Americans.”
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A Freshman Dorm is no place for “Sex in the Dark”
It’s a little creepy that The High Rise dormitory community group is hosting an event with obvious sexual appeal and handing out sex toys in a building full of 17 and 18 year old kids.
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Faculty Senate Meets to Discuss Gynecologist, Johnson Tenure Clock and Academic Freedom
Three proposed resolutions seek to delay tenure in the College of Business, hire a gynecologist at Cornell Health, and confirm Cornell’s commitment to academic freedom in its “Global Hubs” program.
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A Tale of Two Talks
Perrino attacked the premise that free speech should be infringed upon to protect an audience from ideas that make them uncomfortable. The title of his talk, “Why Should We Defend Speech We Hate?” specifically targets this principle, which is the very principle that the anti-coulter disruptors chose to act on.
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Cornell Groups Advertise Valentines Day Sex Discussions
On Friday, Cornell’s LGBT resource center sent an email to numerous students inviting them to learn about fisting and scissoring.
