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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F&FS Hosts talk on Free Speech and Social Progress
Westhill began his remarks by stating that Cornell is now “ground zero” for the debates over freedom of expression.
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Ninth Circuit Invalidates Berkeley CA Ordinance Limiting New Gas Appliances
On April 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit reversed the trial court and held that the EPCA preempted the Berkeley ordinance.
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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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Antisemitism Makes its Way to Cornell
It was unnerving seeing a crowd of Cornell students, some of whom I have sat next to in class, call for the destruction of the only Jewish country in the world. Yet, as the local Hillel students said, the rhetoric was “shocking, but unsurprising.”
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Cornell Freshman Declares Bid for Ithaca Common Council
Lederman believes Ithaca has incredible potential; however, he believes the local government must be aggressive in pursuing new solutions to the problems faced by the local community, eschewing the ‘go slow’ attitude of other politicians.
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Pollack Discusses Free Speech, Graduate Student Unions and Other Issues with Faculty Senate
The President answered questions about the Coulter disruptors, free expression, a graduate student workers union, and Research Training and Extension Faculty.
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BREAKING: In Wake of National Backlash, Pollack Announces Year of Free Speech
Pollack began the announcement by reaffirming Cornell’s commitment to the “twin freedoms” of academic freedom and freedom of expression. Both, Pollack said, are foundational to Cornell’s identity and values.
