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KOH | Cornell Dining’s Dirty Secret: An Empty Promise to Student Health
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Cornell is known nationally as a dining powerhouse. In this edition of IDEAS, Serin Koh reveals a dark reality behind our shining reputation.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/category/opinion/page/2/)
Cornell is known nationally as a dining powerhouse. In this edition of IDEAS, Serin Koh reveals a dark reality behind our shining reputation.
I am here to outline what I have determined to be a great rule of thumb for the girls (and the gays) when it comes to deciding whether or not a casual weiner-ing is worth a dent in your wallet.
As a man I know I also hold a privileged position in this situation, while I might walk terrified at night, my own silhouette could generate those feelings on someone else. I still can’t shake off that feeling of deep anxiety and near panic if I notice a guy walking at a similar pace to mine in the same direction a couple feet away.
As a man profiting off of the scholasticide in Gaza — the destruction of every single university in the territory — he has no place in a leadership position at this University, no less one of the most powerful roles. In a just world, Cornell would shun alumni like Kayser, not give them the keys to the castle.
There needs to be more empathy for survivors and more accountability for perpetrators on this campus, full stop.
oin us in taking students seriously when they ask the University to invest in education, not in war; when they advocate for a global vision built on solidarity and care.
There is no more time to be lost. Cornell should return mineral rights to their rightful owners and affirm their commitment to university values.
We would welcome the opportunity for dialogue with the Cornell administration, which unfortunately has not yet occurred. Decisions on complex, emotional issues should involve all affected, especially when organizations and events are impacted.
At the end of the day, the value of our education at Cornell is contingent upon our ability to take full advantage of it. When the conditions of our country, our town and our campus become too overwhelming, too dangerous to focus, we need to be able to step back and focus on recentering our community. Kotlikoff this semester has deluged our inboxes with more email statements vowing to punish students than promising to help build us up, and that just about sums up the legacy he’s making for himself.
Look at our campus: Cornell has made a shift away from longstanding established policies to solve shorter-term issues — and it has proved costly.