Campus
Fences Offer Stark Reminder of Dark Past, and of Uncertain Future
September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Last spring, Cornell University was struck by tragedy it hasn’t seen in many years. The University was rocked by gorge suicides, most notably those of BradleyGinsburg ’13 and Matthew Zika ’11, made renown by the less-than-24 hour windowbetween their deaths. This string of disasters garnered Cornell very unfortunateattention, and forced the administration into swift action. Many paths were takento ensure that such sadness does not grip the campus again; the University’s suicideprevention program and EARS counseling was more aggressively advertised, anda letter from President Skorton urged... [Read the full story]
Opinion
Our Cornell Review
September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In 1984, a group of four like-minded Cornellians gathered quietly in the secluded downstairs corridors of Goldwin-Smith Hall and set on a mission to send a message to the University: “we’re mad as hell, and not going to take it anymore.” OK, so perhaps we don’t know the exact scenario that took place when Jim Keller, Ann Coulter, Jerome D. Pinn, and Anthony Santelli, Jr. founded Cornell’s only conservative publication, The Cornell Review, but we know that nudging feeling in their minds that urged them to raise their voice – it’s the same one we feel at the start of each year at Cornell. This... [Read the full story]
National
Cornellian Kirk
September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Mark Kirk, who graduated from Cornell in 1981 with a B.A. in History, is running for re-election in a close Senate race in the 10th Congressional District of Illinois (located just north of Chicago). The last Rasmussen poll (July 28) found his Democratic rival, Alexi Giannoulias, holding a slight lead with 43% approval compared to Republican Kirk’s 41%. However, the race is still very much undecided, as 6% of voters prefer some other candidate, while 10% are stubbornly undecided. The significant number of undecided makes sense given the fact that this is such an important election, but only... [Read the full story]
Cornell Sports
Sports Outlook
September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
“Charging toward the net, he scores! It is a storybook ending for the Duke seniors!” These words marked the end of my experience as a Cornell sports fan for the 2009-2010 season. Yes, Duke won the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championship. No, they were not even playing the Cornell in that game. But I was there wearing my bright red Cornell t-shirt, cheering on nobody (that’s a lie, I was screaming my head off for the Blue Devils, I couldn’t stand listening to that incessant “Victory March,” not to mention I was still bitter that the Irish had eliminated my beloved Red two... [Read the full story]
Miscellaneous
A Lobbyist’s Perspective on Puerto Rico
May 24, 2010 · 1 Comment
On Tuesday evening Julio Cabral, Roneal Desai, Josh Robinson, and I departed Ithaca by car and traveled to Washington, D.C. Our mission: lobby in as many congressional offices as possible for the passage of HR 2499, or the “Puerto Rico Democracy Act.” HR 2499 is a simple bill. It allows for two plebiscites in Puerto Rico. The first would give the people the option of remaining in the Status-Quo, or for a change. If the change option won, the people would then vote again, choosing between Statehood, Independence, or Free Association with the United States. However, these plebiscites would be... [Read the full story]
Opinion
Our Cornell Review
In 1984, a group of four like-minded Cornellians gathered quietly in the secluded downstairs corridors of Goldwin-Smith Hall and set on a mission to send a message to the University: “we’re mad as hell, and not going to take it anymore.” OK, so perhaps we don’t know the exact scenario that took place when Jim Keller, Ann Coulter, Jerome D. Pinn,... Read more of this article
Ground Zero Mosque Is Exercise in Extremes
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Even after Manhattan’s Landmarks Preservation Committee denied historical status last week to the Ground Zero building proposed to become a mosque, the debate over the Islamic center’s right to exist has not withered. The issue even had potential to simplify after Mayor Bloomberg showed unwavering support for the mosque, saying... Read more of this article
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