Opinion
GUEST ROOM | Cornell reproduces Big Oil’s disinformation: It’s time to ask why
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Cornell publicly supports international climate goals while touting a “climate action plan” that falls far short.
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Cornell publicly supports international climate goals while touting a “climate action plan” that falls far short.
How far protesters should go to achieve what they think is right has been a recurring question at Cornell, from the Straight takeover of 1969 (and before) down to this past semester.
And I really owe it all to Cornell—and to The Cornell Daily Sun.
I have applied the spirit of The Cornell Daily Sun to every professional job I have ever held since my graduation in June 1989.
Cornell has shown itself to be a profit-driven structure caring more about its assets, leadership security and donor influence than it does the concerns or safety of its students or the hypocrisy of its actions.
For a fruitful educational and developmental experience, strive for that which seems impossible but is feasible with a steadfast dedication to the concept of free speech we all look to champion: a common sense for civil discourse.
This is why the Working Families Party, Workers Center and countless small businesses, unions, and local organizations are advocating for a new piece of legislation: Just Cause Employment Protection.
It is well-past time for Cornell – if not the leadership, then the rest of us — to hold its ground. Because the fight for higher education is just getting started.
I gave much of the first two years of my college experience to alcohol, but over the past two years, I have gained so much back.
I am a historian by trade, borne back ceaselessly into the past. As such, various professors have beaten into me the fact that my writing needs what we in the industry call a “So What Question.” The question that I’ve had on my mind since the beginning of this year is what comes next?