On April 2, four gunmen belonging to the radical Islamic terrorist organization Al-Shabaab stormed Kenya’s Garissa University College and murdered 148 while injuring another 79. The Somalia-based jihadists specifically targeted Christian students because they claim the university’s campus is situated on Islamic land. “If you were a Christian, you were shot on the spot,” a Garissa University student told...
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President Skorton Responds to Cornell’s #2 Spot on List of Top 10 Most Anti-Semitic Campuses
Jew Hatred on Campus recently publicized their list of the list of the ten most anti-Semitic college campuses of 2014, on which Cornell is ranked #2. The Cornell Review was the only media outlet on campus to write about this disgrace to the University. In a surprising followup to this case, David Horowitz, the founder of Jew Hatred on...
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“End Rape Culture” Protest at Cornell Targets President Skorton
Students gathered on Ho Plaza this afternoon to take part in the National Day of Protest Against Rape Culture, during which several Cornell students gave speeches and read poems in order to bring about the end to “Rape Culture.” Shortly after the event started, it began raining heavily and the event was moved inside Willard...
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Skorton on Cuomo’s Budget Cuts: ‘Real and Adverse’
President David Skorton spoke about the State of New York’s academic budget cuts yesterday, saying the University will play its role to help the state regain its financial footing. “We are prepared to do our part for the good of our state,” said Skorton in a press release. “The cuts necessitated by the budget proposal...
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MRM #73
– Check out the new Cornell-developed coffee robot arm. – Eddy Street burglary suspect nabbed. – CBS picks Cornell basketball to win the Ivy League. – Cornell wins a “Climate Leadership Award.” – Blame it on Halloweekend: football picks up its first win, hockey drops two in a row. – “Strong-Arm” robbery still being investigated....
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Skorton Supports DREAM Act
President Skorton recently sent a public letter to leaders of other post-secondary institutions in New York State and to members of the federal congress expressing his support for the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act, which would provide subsidized higher education for children born of illegal aliens inside the United States. It...