‘Intersectional Wokeness Must Die’: Ben Shapiro Brings Conservative Perspective to Cornell 

Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator and the founding editor-in-chief of the right-wing media company The Daily Wire, spoke to a packed audience in Bailey Hall on Monday in an event titled “What’s at Stake on November 5th.” During this talk, Shapiro discussed the upcoming presidential election and fielded questions about intersectionality, free speech, LGBTQ+ politics and former President Donald Trump.

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Cornell needs to do better. We all need to do better to understand perspectives outside our own. If our administration won’t put the work in, we need to pick up the slack to foster respect in our community and ensure that we do the least harm to others on our campus, that there is no audience for the hateful and ignorant rhetoric perpetuated by Shapiro, that transgender identities are not up for debate at Cornell and racism and hate speech will never be tolerated.