Student Assembly
Facebook Statement After Collegetown Assault Divides S.A.
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Shortly after its Facebook publication, however, backlash within the S.A. began, and the group posted a new statement changing some of the more controversial lines.
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BSU Calls for Cornell Students to Wear Black, Rally at University Assembly Meeting on Tuesday
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Black Students United is encouraging students to wear black in support on Tuesday and said the group will be “interrupting” Tuesday’s University Assembly meeting.
Collegetown Assault
After Assault, Students Consider Next Steps at Community Forum
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The S.A. called for an open forum on Sunday to receive student input on the University’s next steps after recent racially charged events on campus.
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Psi Upsilon Says Its Members Were Not Involved in Collegetown Assault
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Cornell is investigating Psi Upsilon after a black student said he was punched by a group of white students who called him the N-word, but the fraternity says its members were not involved.
Collegetown Assault
BSU Declares ‘State of Emergency,’ Cornell President Launches Initiatives Following Assault
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Black Students United declared a “state of emergency for black students” and Cornell President Martha Pollack issued a series of initiatives on Sunday following an assault in Collegetown.
Student Assembly
Student Assembly Members Mull Hate Speech Ban Following Racially Charged Incidents
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An effort to amend the Code to forbid hate speech was made 10 years ago, but it “soundly failed.”
psi upsilon
Former Fraternity House Vandalized Following Possible Hate Crime
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While the University has not named Psi Upsilon, an unaffiliated fraternity, or its members, as responsible for the assault, Black Students United at Cornell said Psi Upsilon members took part in the assault, and many students have privately posited the same belief.
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EDITORIAL: A Reckoning After Hate in Collegetown
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The events reported earlier tonight by The Sun are incredibly disturbing and merit immediate and comprehensive action by the University and the Interfraternity Council. Early Friday morning, a black Cornell student told The Sun he was verbally and then physically assaulted outside of his residence after attempting to break up a fight around 1 a.m. The student, who was struck repeatedly in the face, was hospitalized.
Crime
Ithaca Police Arrest Cornell Student for Possible Hate Crime in Collegetown
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In a video, a man can be seen calling a student the N-word multiple times. Police are investigating an assault on Friday morning as a possible hate crime, Ithaca’s mayor told The Sun.