Robert Platt to Report on “The State of Free Speech At Cornell”
On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, at 5 p.m. Robert C Platt ‘73 will speak in Room 182 of Myron Taylor Hall on “The State of Free Speech at Cornell.”
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2023 In Review: Free Speech and a Frigid Campus Climate
Cornell University experienced a tumultuous year with events affecting free speech, campus politics, and campus culture. The “Year of Free Expression” saw debates on academic freedom, controversial speakers, and tensions regarding Israel. Additionally, there were developments in Greek life, student unionization, and controversies around sex ed and sports culture.
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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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Weissmann, Mitrano Discuss Section 230 and Tech Policy
Most of the event focused on Section 230, a provision of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. It ensured that Internet providers and platforms would not be treated as “publishers” of any content posted by other users. Effectively, the provision shields platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, from lawsuits for any content published on their websites.
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The Cornell Republicans, Cornell Review, and CPU present Steven McGuire of ACTA
On Thursday, April 13, the Cornell Republicans, the Cornell Review, and Cornell Political Union will be co-hosting a thought-provoking event on the topic, “How do we Protect Free Expression on Campus?” The event will feature Dr. Steven McGuire from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA).
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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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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).
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Conservative Organizations Overview
Finding student organizations to join can be daunting when you first arrive in Ithaca. We interviewed officers in the most influential conservative student organizations and condensed the information here. Check out the groups that interest you at their next general body meetings.
