Student Assembly
Student Assembly Election Results Announced
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Jung Won Kim ’18 will be the next president of the Student Assembly, winning by a margin of just over 100 votes over his opponent.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/rachelwhalen/page/2/)
Jung Won Kim ’18 will be the next president of the Student Assembly, winning by a margin of just over 100 votes over his opponent.
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Though Women’s Day has been marked off the 2017 calendar, the University still has a ways to go in terms of gender equality.
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