In a Thursday afternoon email to Cornell students, faculty, and staff, Cornell University President Martha Pollack announced measures that the Faculty Senate and other university entities would take in the coming semester to “embed anti-racism” across the campus’s activities. The first set of measures pertained to academics. Under the new measures, students would need to...
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Liberty and Justice For All: Empowering Our Youth with Mentors
This is the final installment of the three-part series on racial justice. Certainly, there are many things that are worthy to be talked about. There is the “Opportunity Zones” program, which (as a part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) put in $1.6 billion into distressed communities. And there are fiscally conservative policies which...
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Booted Student-Athlete Will Not Be A Cornell Student
As of Tuesday evening, a university representative confirmed that incoming freshman athlete, Nate Panza, will not be a Cornell student, per a source from the Cornell Daily Sun. Panza entered the national spotlight after a Twitter post was shared, showing him and other individuals using a racial slur whilst appearing either under-the-influence or sleep-deprived. As...
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Cornell University President Pollack Announces Plans for Reopening
At 1:07 PM (EDT), Cornell University President, Martha Pollack, emailed the Cornell community with general plans to reopen Ithaca for this coming fall semester. The Fall semester will begin on September 2nd, with students going back to their primary residences for Thanksgiving break. After Thanksgiving, students will complete the rest of their courses and final...
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Unrest and Uncertainty Grip the Nation
Since the video depicting George Floyd’s death was released on May 25, unrest and uncertainty have gripped the nation. What began as protests demanding justice for Floyd quickly deteriorated into riots and calls for radical changes to American society. “I would have been protesting with them,” said a New York City resident and small business...
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America the Promised Land: How Conservatives Lost and can Win Back Asian American Support
On April 15, 2020, South Korea held its legislative elections. The legislative elections were meant to be a referendum on the current Moon administration’s performance on all issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to his radical economic reforms. What resulted was the largest defeat for the conservative bloc, led by the United Future Party’s leader...
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An interview with Keith “Radar” McCarthy, Cornell Head Football Equipment Manager
The following is a transcribed interview between Senior Writer Hyung Ahn and Head Football Equipment Manager Keith McCarthy. What are the favorite parts of your job? I enjoy working with athletes, watching them play, and working with coaches. I get to work a job where I work sports all day long, it’s a hobby at...
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Opinion | Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right
As I write this, Cornell University finds itself in the midst of a semester ravaged by unforeseen hatred and tension. Early in the semester, the Zeta Psi fraternity came under fire after a brother was reported to have shouted “let’s build a wall” in the direction of the adjacent Latino Living Center. Several weeks later,...
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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, Chemistry, and the Free Market: An Interview with Prof. Dave Collum
Cornell Review: How long have you been teaching? Has it always been at Cornell? And, on that note, why chemistry? Dave Collum: I was originally a pre-vet in CALS in the fall of 1973. A year later I switched to pre-med for a complex series of reasons that boiled down to greater flexibility in what...