Reminiscing on the events which transpired the past three years, one cannot help but notice how quickly many Cornell students, and more broadly speaking, Generation Z as a whole, have forsaken the liberal values of higher education. These events in campus politics have challenged long-standing principles, such as academic freedom and respectful discourse, and destabilized...
Tag: Student Assembly
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Resolution Opponents Harassed Following Failed Disarmament Vote
On November 19, the Student Assembly held a hearing during which it considered Resolution 11, entitled “Calling For the Disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department”. According to multiple students who were present, as well as credible reporting from the Cornell Daily Sun, there were multiple interruptions and contentious arguments during the meeting. One student,...
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After Heated Debate, Student Assembly Passes Anti-IPD Resolution
October 29th’s contentious and argumentative Student Assembly meeting centered around the proposed severing of Cornell’s connections with the Ithaca police in light of the disputed events of the October 22nd Ithaca BLM protest. Student Assembly President Catherine Huang, Vice President of Finance Uchenna Chukwukere, and Co-Director of Elections Moriah Adeghe were some of the nine...
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SA Election 2020: Lessons of a (Virtual) Campaign
The Fall 2020 Student Assembly election drew to a close when the results were released to the public on October 5, 2020. The results of the presidential and the university assembly elections were delayed due to confusion over the IRV method of voting raised by candidate for the University Assembly, Avery Bower, and others. Confirming...
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Where Has Your Money Gone?: A (Renewed) Case for the Big Red Dividend
With Cornell University already increasing tuition by 3.6% and the COVID-19 pandemic taking an economic toll, one would hope that the Student Assembly would allocate its money more carefully. The truth is that the Student Assembly has not allocated your money responsibly, covering for it by raising effective taxes on ordinary Cornellians. Take the 2020...
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SA Election 2020: Overview of the Presidential Debate and the Candidate Forum
After a six month hiatus, the Student Assembly elections have been reactivated, with many candidates making their last pitches to their peers before the official voting period begins. The presidential debate on September 24th featured the incumbent Executive Vice President Catherine Huang, incumbent At-Large representative Uchenna Chukwukere, and campus politics newcomer Dillon Anadkat making their...
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SA Election 2020: Exclusive Interview with Presidential Candidate, Dillon Anadkat
This is an exclusive interview with Student Assembly presidential candidate, Dillon Anadkat, by Samuel Kim, Managing Editor of The Cornell Review Samuel Kim: Thank you so much, Dillon, in this busy campaigning season for taking the time to give us this interview. Dillon Anadkat: Thank you for having me Looking through your platform, one of...
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The Assembly Strikes Back
For better or for worse, Cornell does not have an exceptional track record when it comes to producing politicians. Indeed, as of yet, not a single Cornellian has made it to the Oval Office—and few to the corridors surrounding it. Perhaps it’s in consideration of this fact that our Student Assembly members decide to grasp...
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Anabel’s Grocery Finally Opens, But Don’t Expect to Find the Truth There
At long last, Anabel’s Grocery Store is opening, and Sunday, May 7 is the fateful day. It only took a measly two years to set up a make-shift grocery store in the basement of Anabel Taylor Hall, but the campus is now eagerly awaiting for the singular solution to student food insecurity to finally become...
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Cornell Students to Decide Whether to #FreetheTampon
Free tampons may be on the way to all bathrooms on Cornell’s campus — men’s included. Over 2,300 people have signed a petition sponsored by Student Assembly (SA) president Jordan Berger ’17 to provide pads and tampons free of charge in all Cornell bathrooms. Having received more than 10% of the undergraduate student body’s signatures,...