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Black Students United Hosts Inaugural Black Welcome Weekend
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Black Students United hosted the first annual Black Welcome Weekend on Sept. 15 and 16, aiming to introduce incoming students to the Black community at Cornell.
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AMPLIFY! | Recentering
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In my experience, the spring semester has always hit Cornell’s Black community fast. February is Black History Month, and, for better or worse, student organizations serving the Black community are arguably most active during this first full month of the semester: Organizations within the BSU umbrella hosted over 20 events in February 2023. BSU’s theme for this past Black History Month was “Black 2 The Future,” as a nod to the aesthetic and philosophy of Afrofuturism. We’ve done a lot of thinking about the future of our organization, and the ramifications that it might have for Black people at Cornell and beyond.
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BSU Hosts ‘Black Life on the Hill,’ Reaching New and Returning Students Via Zoom
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Although typically in-person, “Black Life on the Hill” turned out to be an “amazing success” virtually, joining students both new and returning together to learn about campus organizations.
Opinion
TAARIQ-SIDIBE | A Message from Black Students United
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Black people are tired. But the degree to which Black people and people of color have surmounted oppression and excelled in America shows our strength. The Black students and alumni at Cornell are a testament to this triumph.
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Ithacans Express Grief Over Recent Police Killings of Black Americans
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As the streets across the country fill with protestors, local leaders and black students respond to the recent killings of George Floyd and other black Americans.
Black History Month
Black Students United to Hold Black History Month Opening Ceremony
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In an event held at the Africana Center, the members of the Black Students United kick off black history month in a ceremony meant to connect the past with the future.
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Black Students United Responds to Controversy Over Demand
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The BSU demand, which was not retracted or changed in the statement, called on the Cornell admissions office to increase the presence of “underrepresented Black students.”
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Black Cornell Students Occupy Willard Straight Hall After Delivering Demands to President Pollack
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Hundreds of black students marched into Willard Straight Hall and occupied the building for several hours after delivering a list of demands to the University’s president in a protest reminiscent of the 1969 takeover of the same building.
Collegetown Assault
Greek Tri-Council Demands Perpetrators of ‘Psi Upsilon Incident’ Be Expelled
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The Greek Tri-Council demanded that Cornell expel any perpetrators involved in the Collegetown assault of a black student on Friday.
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Ivies Stand With Black Students United at Cornell After Assault
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The Harvard Black Students Association, the Black Student Union at Brown and the Black Student Alliance of Yale University all posted statements of solidarity.