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.
Cornell Student Assembly
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EXCLUSIVE: The Review Interviews Candidates for SA President
Today is the first day of Student Assembly (SA) elections, which are open until May 4 at noon. Accordingly, the Cornell Review reached out for interviews from each candidate for SA President and SA Executive Vice President.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Review Interviews Candidates for SA EVP
The Review interviewed the two candidates for the Student Assembly’s number two job: Executive Vice President. This article contains their responses on current issues and plans of action should they be elected.
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Bill Maher ‘78 gives Martha “Cojones Award” for Defense of Free Speech
“Ladies and gentlemen, you know the Emmys, you know the Grammys, you know the Tonys, so now say hello to the Cojones!” Maher declared to a cheering studio audience.
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HEARD AT CORNELL: VP Lombardi Tells Student Assembly to Do Its Homework
Heard at Cornell is a column that regularly quotes important statements made by Cornellians.
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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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The Trigger Warning Fiasco Proves the SA is Defunct
The SA has embarrassed itself, students, and the university in national media, and the attempts by the resolution’s sponsors to spin the criticism as “misrepresentation” aren’t making them look any better.
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EDITORIAL | Trigger Warnings are only a symptom
Resolution 31 is an embarrassment, particularly for students. In fact, this debacle is only an embarrassment for Cornell insofar as how poorly it reflects on the caliber of Cornell students. Cornell students, if the Student Assembly is to be believed, would give up their freedoms—to learn, listen, speak and engage—to avert even the slightest discomfort.
