University Assembly Considers Expressive Activities, Shuttle Buses and IT Governance
On March 19, the University Assembly (UA) Cornell’s shared governance group that represents students, faculty and employees considered three areas of business.
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BREAKING: Anti-Israel Tent Encampment Appears on Arts Quad in Protest
Early Thursday morning April 25th, students set up a tent encampment on the Arts Quad in an Anti-Israel protest.
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Biden Administration Releases New Title IX Regulations
On Friday April 19th, the Biden Administration issued new amendments on Title IX implementing regulations, a 1972 law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding, and Day Hall agreed to have a broad-based committee work through these issues over the summer.
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BREAKING: Undergraduates Call for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza, Divestment from Weapons Manufacturers in Referendum
On Monday, April 22, Cornell announced the results of two Cornell student referenda which asked students if Cornell should call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as if Cornell should divest from weapons manufacturers such as Boeing, BAE Systems, General Dynamics and others. Both measures passed, with a 2:1 ratio voting yes to both measures, with around 47% undergraduate student participation.
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Cornell Admits 5,139 Students
On Thursday, March 28, Cornell sent notices to 5,139 students who were accepted into the Class of 2028.
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deRham Replaces DeLorenzo as Student Assembly VP of Finance
On April 18, the Student Assembly (SA) met from 4:45 to 9:05 p.m. to debate the results of the Office of Ethics Report regarding alleged misconduct by its key officers. During the meeting, Rocco DeLorenzo ‘24 resigned and Clyde Lederman ‘26 retained his office.
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Ann Coulter Speaks With Single Interruption
Ann Coulter returned to Cornell University to speak on immigration, after being silenced by protestors during her previous speaking endeavor.
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Donald Downs Comments on Cornell History and the Battle for Free Expression and Academic Freedom
Donald Downs, a student at Cornell during the Willard Straight Hall takeover, was asked by AFA “What did you see at Cornell in the late 1960s that sort of looks like some of the same things that we’re seeing today?”
