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John Yoon is a member of the Class of 2020 in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is an Assistant News Editor on the 135th Editorial Board and can be reached at jyoon@cornellsun.com.
S.A. put the final stamp on ending its financial support of Cornell Cinema in a poorly-attended special meeting that almost failed to achieve a quorum.
S.A. will decide how much to allocate to Cornell Cinema after the Provost said C.U. would provide $36,000 to $40,000 to the Cinema in the next byline cycle.
The collaboration, which would take place after the S.A. tables the vote scheduled for Thursday, would result in a long-term funding model for the Cinema.
The Provost has indicated it’s unlikely that Cornell can cover the deficit the Cinema would incur if S.A. votes to divest from the Cinema in 2018.
Cornell is offering a free semester to 58 students at Universidad de Puerto Rico impacted by recent storms in spring 2018 as their home institution continues to operate at limited capacity.
The Student Assembly Appropriations Committee voted on Monday to allocate $0 to Cornell Cinema in 2018-20 in advance of the S.A. meeting on Thursday, when members of the Assembly will debate whether or not to approve the Committee’s recommendations.
Canceling debts “may be well intentioned,” Klarman wrote in his letter, but would be “impractical” as it would undermine the obligation of bond issuers to repay their obligations that support Puerto Rico’s credit markets.
While the official reception, originally planned on Friday, was postponed due to internal reasons, Ahmed’s appointment was deemed long overdue and welcomed by leaders in other religious communities.
President Pollack on Tuesday delivered her first address to Cornell’s staff, lauding them as the “unsung heroes” of the University, and highlighted their role in the recent and upcoming diversity initiatives on campus.
Rickford said his rhetorical strategy in leading the crowd in the chant “Free Palestine” was precisely aligned with the aim of the protest.