Unplug and touch grass
So, if you’re a recovering politico, close your Twitter and put down your phone. Go outside and touch some grass.
Civil discussion
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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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ACTA’s Steve McGuire discusses campus free speech
“Cornell is not alone in terms of having had an incident where a speaker was shouted down,” McGuire remarked.
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MIT Debate on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impacts Cornell
On April 4, the MIT Free Speech Alliance and the MIT Adam Smith Society held a much publicized, Oxford Union-style debate on the MIT campus to consider “Should Academic DEI Programs Be Abolished?” The in-person debate was also live-streamed and promoted by the Cornell Free Speech Alliance (CFSA), one of 15 co-sponsors.
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University Assembly Approves Purple Heart Designation and Seeks Public Comment on Free Speech Questions
On March 28, the University Assembly (UA) met in the Physical Sciences Building to discuss free speech issues and approve a resolution on designating Cornell as a “Purple Heart University.”
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FIRE Executive VP Perrino Visits Cornell
“There are two ways to solve our disputes. You can do it the way we did for millennia, which is through violence, right? Or you can do it with our words, which is the fundamental premise on which democracy is based.”
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Coulter ‘84 Visits Cornell: The Definitive Postmortem
On the night of Wednesday, November 9th, famed Cornell alumna Ann Coulter ‘84 attempted to give a speech on campus. However, she was prevented from delivering her remarks due to eight students who staged interruptions throughout the event. And yet, the story began well before that night.
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The Cornell Review and other student groups present “Why Should We Defend Speech We Hate?”
On February 2nd, several Cornell student groups will be hosting Nico Perrino, executive vice president at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
