The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/annadelwiche/page/7/)
“Cornell has pretty much with a single appointment turned itself into the foremost department in the Ivy League for living Latin,” said John Kuhner, president of SALVI, a not-for-profit dedicated to promoting the study of Latin in America.
“The Johnson family has provided remarkable leadership and support to Cornell over three generations,” Interim President Hunter R. Rawlings told the Cornell Chronicle. “Their friendship, guidance and generosity have helped to shape the university we know today.”
Rawlings’ message to the Cornell community comes in light of other universities such as the University of Michigan and Harvard University, issuing similar statements to their students.
“Having a curriculum structure that people understand and can articulate, that works for our students as something that they claim, identify with, and embrace — that is to me one of the things that we should be clear about,” Ritter said.
Over winter break, construction on Cornell’s campus included the demolition of a building on West Campus — 722 University Avenue — and a newly renovated Barton Hall.
A protest occurred across the street, at a location designated for protesters by the police. While in line for the event, some students snapped pictures on their phones, while others shouted back in reply, both in agreement and disagreement with the protest.
Opposing unionization — a response that typically stems from a fear of losing control of workers — is often a reflexive response from management, particularly in America.
According to CGSU’s code of conduct agreement with Cornell, the union must obtain authorization cards from 30 percent of the bargaining unit — which consists of students like teaching assistants, who are employed directly by the University — in accordance with guidelines provided by the National Labor Relations Board.
Discourse among students — increasingly prolific in the past weeks — has fueled debate, especially as CSGU continues to collect the signatures it needs to put the unionization to vote.
At What Cost has intentionally framed its organization to combat the issues of obscurity they identify within CGSU, according to Wiles.