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Yuichiro Kakutani is a member of the Class of 2019 studying Government and History in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is a news editor on the 136th editorial board and can be reached at ykakutani@cornellsun.com.
Rabbi Ari. D. Weiss, executive director of Cornell Hillel, said that the University considers the safety of Jewish students “very seriously,” adding that CUPD now has an increased presence in “recognizably Jewish events.”
Cornell’s compensation scheme puts the University “near the middle of the pack” compared to other Ivy League peers and ahead of most flagship state universities, according to two University deans.
Ryan Lombardi, vice president of student & campus life, denounced the appearance of three anti-Semitic signs on North Campus and elaborated on the University’s response to the incidents in a statement on Tuesday morning.
A Cornell spokesperson confirmed that the University and Cornell Police are reviewing three bias incidents that took place in Clara Dickson Hall, Court-Kay-Bauer Hall and Appel Commons. It is still unclear whether these three incidents are connected or who is behind them.
The famed dissident Wang Dan arrived in Ithaca — nearly 30 years after the protest — to give a 30 minute long speech to Cornellians on Wednesday evening.
Democrats were projected to seize the majority in the House with 33 new seats, while the Republicans were predicted to pick up three more seats to fortify their Senate majority according to polling site FiveThirtyEight.
The University on Oct. 29 released a statement saying that it is postponing consideration of the speaker event planned by Cornell’s chapter of Turning Point U.S.A. — a grass-roots conservative organization headed by Kirk and Owen that primarily works with college students.
On Monday evening, two student leaders each from the Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans will argue a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues in a debate moderated by the Cornell Speech and Debate Society to offer a balanced perspective of the midterm elections.
“One could expect [Kirk and Owens] to speak on topics including the current federal administration, current events domestic and abroad, and other conservative issues,” Hoffman said.
Read the vote counts for all the candidates who participated in the Fall 2018 Student Assembly election.