Columns
GUEST ROOM | We Must Preserve Cultural Identity for Indigenous Students on Campus
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Akwe:kon reflects a valuable community space and it’s extremely disheartening that more universities don’t provide a space like it.
Science
Cornell Botanical Gardens Natural Area Project Advances Lawn Sustainability
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The Botanic Gardens has a Natural Lawn program that has resulted in greater sustainability and increased biodiversity and resilience.
News
Akwe:kon Garden Hopes to Heal and Honor Indigenous Students
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Built earlier this year by Indigenous students and Cornell Botanical Garden, a new garden in Akwe:kon aims to provide healing and sense of belonging to the Indigenous community.
Dining
Decolonize Your Thanksgiving Dinner
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As we wrap up semi-finals and transition to break, most students seem excited to go home and celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s been a long and fast-paced semester without many breaks, and being able to relax will come as a relief. For many Cornellians, this holiday is an opportunity to catch up with loved ones and express what we’re grateful for. However, it’s important to recognize the origins of our traditions and critically examine the history that we teach.
Many American students are still taught the story of Thanksgiving as a peaceful event that celebrated the unity between pilgrims and Native Americans. However, this is far from the truth.
cornell program houses
Cornell Halts Out-of-House Program House Fee Increase Amidst Student Concerns
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Out-of-House Membership fees for program houses Ujamaa, Just About Music and the Latino Living Center were originally expected to increase in the upcoming academic year. However, for this semester, the Office of Housing and Residential Life has decided to keep the fees constant.