Happy Thanksgiving
…To all our readers. Thanks for making this November one of the best months for the Cornell Insider in our two year history. Enjoy the Turkey:
And check out Bush’s appearance on Leno if you haven’t seen it yet.
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Large and abstract in the extreme, the artworks have a message that may raise some eyebrows. Ranging from the “Phenomenology of Whiteness” to the “industrialized practice of wood framing” and “its problematic roots in early settler colonialism,” the pieces’ content should spark lively conversation on campus.
