The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/debate/)
Faced with a hypothetical apocalypse, five Cornell professors advocated for why each of their disciplines should be preserved during the annual Logos Apocalypse Debate.
Black Students United, the Cornell Democrats and the Cornell Republicans all hosted watch parties of the 2024 presidential debate.
The Sun interviewed the two executive vice president candidates about their backgrounds and visions for the Student Assembly.
Hester Peirce, a commissioner of the Republican Securities and Exchange Commission, debated with S.C. Johnson College Dean Andrew Karolyi in the annual Durland Lecture about the nuances of cryptocurrency regulations, companies’ environmental disclosure and appropriate financial reporting.
The candidates vying for the role of student-elected trustee touched on basic needs for students, mental health and their policy plans at Wednesday’s forum.
Two members of the Cornell Speech and Debate Society placed first at the North American Universities Debating Championships held in early April.
The candidates for Student Assembly president and executive vice president discussed free speech, Cornell’s administration and their qualifications at a Q&A-style forum on Tuesday.
To the editor:
We would like to thank the Cornell community for welcoming our debate on climate science and
greenhouse gas emissions this past week. We appreciate the coverage by Sun reporters Sofia Rubinson and Eric Reilly but would like to clarify a few points made in their article.
The pre- and post-debate audience poll results were displayed on a large screen on stage in Call Auditorium during the event but did not yet include the number of polling participants. The final poll results, including number of polling participants, may be viewed at steamboatinstitute.org.
Following new state and county guidelines on masks, students weigh in on whether they believe the University should shed its mask mandate.
Candidates for Student-Elected Trustee discuss their plans for addressing mental health issues, affordability and other critical issues for the University in their debate.