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RUBINSON | Student Journalism Pushes Me Forward
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But those who do it don’t do it for thanks. We do it on principle.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/sofiarubinson/)
But those who do it don’t do it for thanks. We do it on principle.
The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to address recent controversies both internally on the Assembly and in the Cornell community more broadly.
The student body elected a new slate of representatives to the Student Assembly, with first-year student Zora deRham ’27 winning the presidential seat and Adam Vinson ’25 narrowly winning the race for executive vice president.
Four first-year women have accused 35-year-old Student Assembly presidential candidate Getulio Gonzalez-Mulattieri ’25 of unwanted advances last semester, when they were 17- and 18-years-old.
Vice President Rocco DeLorenzo ’24 resigned from his position and seat on the Student Assembly amid allegations of hostility towards women. Vice President Clyde Lederman ’26 remains in office after the Office of Ethics recommended the Assembly consider recalling him as well.
Claire Ting ’25 has been disqualified from the Student Assembly presidential race for her role in collaborating with a progressive student publication, which likely led to the intimidation of a potential rival, according to an investigation’s findings.
The Sun explains the main findings of the recently released report by the Office of Ethics about actions of high-ranking Student Assembly members.
Vice President Claire Ting ’25 is the center of an investigation by the Student Assembly Elections Committee over her alleged role in leaking internal communication to a progressive student publication.
Two high-ranking members of the Student Assembly have received recommendations to be recalled over a series of ethical violations.
Due to “unexpected delays,” the Student Assembly Office of Ethics pushed the release of its report on several high-ranking Assembly members.