Cornell's decision to match financial aid offered to incoming students by other Ivies is a positive step for the University. But questions of equity remain.

Last night's IFC forum allowed fraternity brothers to voice their dissatisfaction over a number of issues, but the dialogue failed to produce any meaningful results.

Cornell's recognition of Labor Day was long overdue. But the decision to sacrifice a day of Orientation Week to replace the off day was misguided.

Cornell's conduct during its standoff with Nike of the retail giant's labor disputes shows that the University is proactive in holding its business partners to high standards.

Cornell's decision to give former CIO James Walsh a $400,000 bonus in the same fiscal year that the University's endowment fell by one-quarter was not a good sign that Day Hall is reimagining its compensation policies.

While the administration has proven that they are serious about providing students with a safe campus environment, their claim that the new IFC regulations are being implimented solely to keep students safe is questionable.

While the cuts to the math department are reasonable, they are seemingly inconsistent with the University's Strategic Plan Initiative.

The administrators who are dealing with the sweeping changes to the Greek system have professed the most admirable of intentions — the safety of students. But their decision to impose changes on the Tri-Council leadership shows a shocking and disappointing lack of faith in those students’ ability to take care of themselves.

Much ink has been spilled over the administration's reaction to the three student suicides earlier this year. But the faculty has a much closer relationship to the student body, and thus has to be a leader in changing the campus culture.

While honors distinctions should not be standardized across the University, their should be a baseline amount of educational achievement required to earn such a distinctions.