Cornell Democrats

presidential debate

Where to Watch: Third Democratic Debates

By Amanda H. Cronin | September 12, 2019

In four hundred and eighteen days, election day 2020 will be here. It may seem far in the distance, especially when many students seem to operate on a hours-until-next-prelim timeline. But the field of Democratic candidates has already been winnowed down to the ten who qualify to take to the stage in Houston tomorrow. Whether you’re part of the “Yang Gang,” “All In for Warren,” “Feeling the Bern” or still want to “Make America Great Again,” anyone can attend one of these debate watch parties Thursday night.

9/11

Cornell Republicans and Democrats Host 9/11 Tribute and Fundraiser

By Ari Dubow | September 11, 2019

The groups planted 297 American flags in the grass on the Arts Quad as a temporary memorial, each representing 10 lives of the 2977 lives lost in the attacks.

china

Wang Dan, Student Leader From Tiananmen Square Protest, to Speak at Cornell

By Miguel Soto | November 13, 2018

The speaker at the event will address whether the U.S. should “actively support democratization in China,” according to the event’s Facebook page.

midterm elections

Cornell Republicans, Democrats Clash on Economy, Foreign Policy as Midterms Approach

By Rochelle Li | October 23, 2018

“America is a lot more than taxes and China,” said Isabelle De Brabanter ’19, president of Cornell Democrats.

debate

Cornell Democrats and Republicans to Clash Over Midterm Elections

By Yuichiro Kakutani | October 21, 2018

On Monday evening, two student leaders each from the Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans will argue a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues in a debate moderated by the Cornell Speech and Debate Society to offer a balanced perspective of the midterm elections.

Incoming Republican and Democrat Presidents Share Contrasting Views on Hosting ‘Controversial’ Speakers

By Amina Kilpatrick | May 9, 2018

Although supporting opposite sides, both presidents have similar intentions to influence voter turnout in upcoming elections.

Cornell Democrats

At Cornell, Vice Chair of DNC Calls for Youth Participation and Activism in Politics

By Hunter Seitz | April 13, 2018

According to Blake, “marching and tweeting is not enough,” and millennials need to transfer their energy for activism into showing up voting booths.

Cornell Republicans

New Cornell Dems, Republicans Presidents Hope to Usher in Era of Bipartisanship on Campus

By Shruti Juneja | May 5, 2017

“I will admit because we are a liberal campus, we have had more opportunities to poke things in the Republican faces over the years.”

Cornell Democrats

Cornell Dems Dispute Republicans’ Claim that ‘Obama Was a Failed President’

By Yuichiro Kakutani | May 2, 2017

There was little agreement at the debate and each side contested the validity of statistics and political facts raised by the other.

Lift Your Spirits Day

S.A.’s Lift Your Spirits Day Gathers Cornellians to Raise Awareness for Mental Health

By Kyla Chasalow and Emily Yang | April 30, 2017

As students crossed the Arts Quad on their way to class on Friday afternoon, they wove around tables set up by different student organizations to commemorate Lift Your Spirits Day, an event organized by the Student Assembly. In fact, Friday’s event was the second Lift Your Spirits Day held this year. S.A. members explained that this event began in 2009 to raise awareness for mental health on campus, especially as a result of the circumstances of that year. “This is an event that is ingrained within Cornell because it’s been happening since 2009 or 2010 when there was a string of suicides on campus. It was put on by the Student Assembly with a bunch of different student organizations on campus to lift spirits in response to that,” said Matt Indimine ’18, organizer of the event.