During the fall exam period and over winter break, the University held a series of forums about its new budget model, which will radically change how Cornell distributes its money among the colleges. While the University has maintained that the process is transparent, its timing of the panels suggests otherwise.

In December, students from six of Cornell’s seven undergraduate colleges donned caps and gowns and received diplomas from the University. But their colleagues from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations were not likely among them. ILR students who completed their degree requirements this fall are biding their time on campus during a mandatory eighth semester of study.

As the issues surrounding high-risk drinking and hazing continue to dominate campus dialogue, the role of medical amnesty inevitably enters the conversation. Some have argued that medical amnesty should shield organizations from punishment for all behavior — including hazing — that is uncovered as a result of a medical emergency call.

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Schools across the nation are making record profits off of athletics, signing lucrative television contracts to keep their teams’ games on America’s airwaves. These profits, however, have come at a cost: Many admissions spots for academically-gifted students have been taken up by “student-athletes” who would not have been admitted if not for their athletic abilities.