Two NYPD officers were brutally shot dead yesterday in what is thought to be an attempt at retribution for the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The officers were reportedly in their patrol car eating lunch when 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot them both point blank in the head. This happened a few days after...
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Cornell Police Chief Apologizes for Saying “All Lives Matter”
Kathy Zoner, CUPD's Chief of Police, issued an apology for using the phrase "all lives matter."
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Another Ithaca Ferguson Protest: Die-In, Stripping, & Marching Down the Street
Last Tuesday Cornell and Ithaca College students, locals, children, the elderly, and professional protesters gathered for a vigil and protest for Michael Brown and the events transpiring in Ferguson. It ended up becoming a chaotic occupation of two street intersections, with some protesters nearly assaulting Review correspondents on scene. This Thursday evening, much of the...
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Professor Russell Rickford: Whites ‘Ready to Commit Race Suicide’
Assistant Professor Russell Rickford, history, delivered yet another rousing speech to the approximately 150 students, faculty, and locals who attended Wednesday evening’s townhall discussion regarding the events in and surrounding Ferguson. Other speakers had some interesting things to say, too. I was rather surprised, upon entering the lecture auditorium where the event was held, to...
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Was Ithaca’s Ferguson Protest Peaceful?
According to an article in today’s issue of the Cornell Daily Sun, last Tuesday’s Ferguson-related protest in downtown Ithaca that shut down two intersections was peaceful. The headline of the article, authored by Zoe Ferguson, is “Route 13 Closed During Peaceful Ferguson Protest in Ithaca.” I started to wonder: Was the protest indeed peaceful, and what does...
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Ithaca’s Ferguson Protest, Review Correspondent Twice Nearly Assaulted
What began as a peaceful vigil on Tuesday evening for Michael Brown quickly devolved into a confrontational, cacophonous protest after familiar faces Kat Yang-Stevens, Amanda Lickers, and company showed up. Using their professional protesting expertise, they rallied up most of the vigil attendees into joining them in taking over two street intersections, challenging policemen and...