GUEST COLUMN: The Student Assembly Succession Crisis Reveals Potential for Corruption
SA EVP-elect Claire Ting ’25 speaks out on succession crisis
Opinion
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In Defense of the Student Assembly
We want to empower students, not take away representation and power from them. What good would it do to completely take away students’ representation?
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Abolish the Student Assembly
The Student Assembly routinely embarrasses Cornell with scandals, partisan politics, and corruption. And why shouldn’t they? It’s not as if they could get any more unpopular.
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Embracing AI in Education at Cornell While Navigating Ethical Challenges
Cornell University has a unique opportunity to lead the way in integrating AI in education, while ensuring ethical considerations are prioritized.
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It’s Time to Cancel “Cancel Culture”
At its core, cancel culture represents a shift in how ideas are debated. Students used to advance their ideas through persuasion and discourse, which made thinking about the issues a collective, constructive effort. Now, many students seek to implement their agenda through social pressure and intimidation, refusing to hear any alternatives to their viewpoint.
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The Coddling of the Cornellian Mind
The culture of Safetyism that surrounds trigger warnings threatens the success of American society and the health and happiness of the individuals that comprise it.
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Trigger Warnings are Bad, Voluntary or Not
Exposure to only the ideas one agrees with or finds “comforting” invalidates the entire purpose of a university education.
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Cornell’s free speech revival is far from complete, and not all of the recent developments are good.
