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Student Assembly Passes Protection on Students’ Right to Protest, Debates Rules for Upcoming Election
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On Thursday, the Student Assembly passed resolutions to protect free speech on campus and amend S.A. election procedures.
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On Thursday, the Student Assembly passed resolutions to protect free speech on campus and amend S.A. election procedures.
Student Assembly started the semester with elections and resolution updates during the first meeting.
Here are the results, prior to the mail-in ballot count, of the 2022 midterm elections at the local and state level.
When juxtaposed with the housing and location stability that many adults enjoy, it’s no wonder that our voter participation rates are so staggering. With the addition of on-campus polling places this year due to fierce student advocacy, voting will become a little easier for some Cornellians. However, since significant percentages of our domestic student population live outside of New York state, in order to participate in this year’s elections, they likely will have had to navigate the same absentee ballot request process that I struggled with.
Jamie McLeod-Skinner M.R.P. ’95 won the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th congressional district against fellow Cornellian and 7-term incumbent Kurt Schrader ’73 back in May. McLeod-Skinner now makes her bid for representative in the November general election.
Although candidates are making tremendous effort to garner support for their campaigns while SA voting is open, many students say they do not know much about the S.A. or what its purpose is.
Raise your hand if you’ve lost a friend or two (or 30!) during this election season. I definitely have. As we finally reach the end of a 2+ year run for the presidency, I can finally reflect on what this election cycle has meant to me. I can list thirty million things, but one of the most significant is that I have lost a few friends.
Up until the 2020 election run, I really believed that I could be friends with anyone regardless of their political ideology. I had done it my entire life.
The Sun spoke with students on Election Day and the days to follow. Here’s what they had to say about living on campus during such a momentous election.
Following the end of the election, professors reacted on the implications of this year’s race and the work that still must follow.
Collegetown’s liquor stores saw an uptick in sales through election week.