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The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution supporting the rights of student protesters following a conversation defending the Interim Expressive Activity Policy from University administrators.
As protestors challenge Cornell’s Interim Expressive Activity Policy, The Sun outlines the legal rights of student demonstrators.
9:30 a.m., April 26 | “Hands Off”The encampment continues on the Arts Quad for its second day. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)
10:19 a.m., April 26 | “Clarification”Cornell University Police Department arrives to ask a clarifying question regarding a permit. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)
10:40 a.m., April 26 | “The People’s University”Prof. Mostafa Minawai, history, leads a teach-in on 19th and 20th century Palestinian history. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)
10:51 a.m., April 26 | “Disagreement” Onlookers wear Israeli flags and speak to onlookers regarding their beliefs. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)
11:30 a.m., April 26 | “Indigeneity”Prof. Jody Bird, literatures in English, conducts the second teach-in of the day on indigeneity and settler colonialism.
As impossible as it feels, regardless of individual opinions on unfolding world events, now is the time to unify for the sake of protecting free speech and peaceful protest on campuses; to uphold the United States Constitution.
Four student protesters were temporarily suspended at 3:08 p.m., according to an email sent to the suspended students.
Christopher Cowen, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Cornell, spoke to encampment organizers throughout the day Thursday.
Students started a pro-Palestine encampment on the Arts Quad early Thursday morning, following demonstrations at several other institutions which have prompted mass arrests and suspensions.
10 a.m., April 25 | “First Look”
The encampment site is set up on the Arts Quad at dawn on April 25. (Ming DeMers/Sun Senior Photographer)
10:41 a.m., April 25 | “Administration Arrives”
Vice President of Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi and Dean of Students Marla Love arrive on the Arts Quad and express disapproval over the nature of the encampment. (Ming DeMers/Sun Senior Photographer)
11:41 a.m., April 25 | “Onlookers”
Cornell University Police Officers watch nearby as protestors call for a rally in support of their demands. (Jason Wu/Sun Senior Photographer)
12:02 p.m, April 25 | “Liberation is a Mindset”
Speakers, including Prof. Russell Rickford, history, engage the crowd in a rally during which they explained the protesters’ demands. (Nina Davis/Sun Photography Editor)
12:21 p.m., April 25 | “The People’s Microphone”
Christopher Cowen, executive vice president and chief financial officer, tells organizers that the tents violate the University’s policies.
Graduate student and lab member Japheth Omonira took Sun science editor Laine Havens on a tour of the Itai Cohen lab, biophysics lab that focuses on matter in motion, including biological tissues, microscopic robots and insect flight
The Sun visited Cru’s prayer tent to get a glimpse into Christian life of campus. From March 25 to March 29, Cru Cornell organized a prayer tent, located next to Sage Chapel, to be a place for practice during Holy Week.