With the Student Assembly elections coming up, the campaigns have already begun. Prepare for several weeks of mass emails, Facebook invites, knocks on the dorm door (freshmen watch out!), and awkward conversations about why you’re not voting (for someone). Presidential candidate Natalie Raps ’12, once labeled a ‘babe‘ on this site, has started things off...
Tag: Student Assembly
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Random Thoughts / Diminished Posting
There’s some strange things goin on right now on which I’d like to briefly opine. I must also add that while I’ll be continuing to write for Insider, my presence on this blog will likely diminish over the course of the next few months as I personally have to re-evaluate my time commitments and priorities. My...
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Skorton Takes on Africana as SA Ends with a Bang
The student assembly’s final meeting of the semester this evening was buzzing with outrage over the administration’s recent decision to bring Africana Studies under the wing of the College of Arts and Science. Representatives from the program brought their complaints before the assembly, who sided with their arguments. “Why was the discussion of this [move]...
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SA Spearheads Mental Health Campaign
The Student Assembly has announced this evening that they will take on the role of catalyst for student-to-student mental health support, launching ‘Community Caring Week,’ in which students “can relax and address mental health issues.” The first event will take place this Thursday in Willard Straight Hall’s Memorial Room from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. ...
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Student Assembly Results
Fall 2010 election results: Total participation saw participation by freshman: 1,374 (44%) and transfers: 124 (24%). Freshman representative (3) Geoffrey Block Jennifer Kay Timothy Lenardo Transfer representative (1) Alex Pruce University Assembly (2) Ramsey Ataya George Yorgakaros
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SA ‘Troubled’ by Administration’s ‘Lack of Consultation’ Over Prohibition Policy
In a letter today to Dean of Students Kent Hubbell, the Student Assembly expressed their discomfort with the manner in which the administration has gone about pursuing revisions to the University Recognition Policy for Greek chapters. “We are troubled by the administration’s lack of consultation with student governance and relevant stakeholders,” said SA leaders, who...
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New Cornell Review Issue 9 Available!
In our last issue before spring break, we cover the tragic week of suicides that was March 8-13th. On a lighter note, we have exclusive interviews with SA President and Vice President, Vincent Andrews and Ray Mensah, respectively. Additionally, the governor of Puerto Rico, Louis Fortuno, also sat down with The Review for some questions....
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The People Have Spoken
Down goes Brokman! Down goes Brokman! Perhaps most people aren’t quite as enthusiastic as Howard Cossell, but there was certainly a large group in opposition to Andrew Brokman that spent their Friday evening poppin’ bottles. If the swarm of list-serv emails I received endorsing Vincent Andrews or the general underground turbulence created by Res. 44...
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SA vs. UA: Thumb-Twiddling Competition
Any form of an anti-discrimination clause is a bad idea. They’re overly broad, ambiguous, and in practice usually accomplish nothing. Of course, some students on the Stun, Student Assembly and University Assembly fervently disagree. They propel their idea by the tactic of labeling their opposition as being discriminatory bigots. Nobody wants to be that one...
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Staring into ‘the Sun’
Today’s editorial in the Daily Stun (no typo) about freedom of speech at Cornell conveys that the editors are on the fence. It’s as if they almost want to make the right call, but just can’t quite bring themselves to it. Sure, it’s nice that they remind us how they supported keeping ‘Cornell’ in the...