Reminiscing on the events which transpired the past three years, one cannot help but notice how quickly many Cornell students, and more broadly speaking, Generation Z as a whole, have forsaken the liberal values of higher education. These events in campus politics have challenged long-standing principles, such as academic freedom and respectful discourse, and destabilized...
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Resolution Opponents Harassed Following Failed Disarmament Vote
On November 19, the Student Assembly held a hearing during which it considered Resolution 11, entitled “Calling For the Disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department”. According to multiple students who were present, as well as credible reporting from the Cornell Daily Sun, there were multiple interruptions and contentious arguments during the meeting. One student,...
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Where Has Your Money Gone?: A (Renewed) Case for the Big Red Dividend
With Cornell University already increasing tuition by 3.6% and the COVID-19 pandemic taking an economic toll, one would hope that the Student Assembly would allocate its money more carefully. The truth is that the Student Assembly has not allocated your money responsibly, covering for it by raising effective taxes on ordinary Cornellians. Take the 2020...
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SA Election 2020: Overview of the Presidential Debate and the Candidate Forum
After a six month hiatus, the Student Assembly elections have been reactivated, with many candidates making their last pitches to their peers before the official voting period begins. The presidential debate on September 24th featured the incumbent Executive Vice President Catherine Huang, incumbent At-Large representative Uchenna Chukwukere, and campus politics newcomer Dillon Anadkat making their...
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SA Election 2020: Exclusive Interview with Presidential Candidate, Dillon Anadkat
This is an exclusive interview with Student Assembly presidential candidate, Dillon Anadkat, by Samuel Kim, Managing Editor of The Cornell Review Samuel Kim: Thank you so much, Dillon, in this busy campaigning season for taking the time to give us this interview. Dillon Anadkat: Thank you for having me Looking through your platform, one of...
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The Case Against Educational Hysteria
Introduction Three primary issues broadly afflict college campuses today: intolerance towards diverse thought, the devolution of social purpose, and the rise of the inconsequential. These phenomena contribute to the educational hysteria that is increasingly dominating the political, social and educational spheres of the modern American university. They include trigger warnings for differing opinions, the non-ironic use of...
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Cornell Student Assembly Says No to Faculty Diversity
The Student Assembly (SA) struck down a resolution that would have requested for the creation of a committee to “increase and improve faculty ideological diversity” in a 10-11-1 vote on Thursday. SA President Jordan Berger ’17, who can only vote in the event of a tie, provided the necessary thumbs down to the proposed diversity...
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Cornell Students Vote to #FreetheTampon in Landslide
A student-sponsored referendum to provide free tampons and pads in all Cornell bathrooms has passed, with 78.6% of 3,034 voting students casting a ballot in favor. The #FreetheTampon initiative aims to provide all bathrooms on campus of both genders–yes, men’s too–with free menstrual products throughout the year. Brown University has recently implemented a similar program....
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Cornell Student Assembly: We Have Too Much Money, How Can We Best Waste It?
SAy it isn’t so! The Student Assembly (SA) held its first meeting of the school year last Thursday, and the all-important first subject of debate was how to spend all of its money –- “too much money” according to Executive Vice President Matt Indimine ’18. According to this Cornell Sun report, most of the debate...
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Cornell Student Assembly Calls for Mandatory Faculty Diversity Training
On Thursday Cornell’s undergraduate Student Assembly passed a resolution by a 22-1 margin calling for mandatory faculty diversity training. The resolution, titled “Towards a More Inclusive Learning Experience,” was based on a letter Cornell Black Students United (BSU) delivered to University administrators late last year. The letter read in part: “We want all employees of...