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I understand very well that silence is the best friend to injustice.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/freedom-of-expression/)
I understand very well that silence is the best friend to injustice.
Cornell prepares students to be citizens of a democracy — a form of government where we don’t always get our way, and one that is often messy and flawed, but is also preferable to all of the alternatives.
The intellectual imperative of a scholar is to speak truth to power with grace and humility entails both freedom of expression and calling out those who misuse that freedom by violently quashing other voices.
Amid the current encampment occurring on the Arts Quad, The Sun looked at Cornell’s history of student protest against South African apartheid in the 1980s.
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.
Following a sensational Freedom of Expression theme year, President Pollack looked no further than the second amendment when deciding on next year’s theme.
Editors note: This piece was originally published in the print edition of the Sun on April 18. Transitioning from spring break to the grind, the “Freedom Of Expression” Ice Cream Voting was the silver lining to an otherwise difficult week at Cornell. Inspired by this year’s inaugural academic theme, the project featured flavors developed in Food Science 1101, available for free sampling around campus. With three different delectable options, participants cosplayed food critics, voting online for their favorite dessert. And after ample research, the Daily Sun’s Lifestyle team has come to a consensus about which flavor we think deserves to become a Cornell classic. The victor of this sweet competition will make an official debut at commencement and appear at Cornell eateries later.
Five opportunities to taste and vote took place from April 10 to 12, at various locations on campus 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, students sampled at Stocking Hall and Toni Morrison.
US Naval Law Professor Jeff Kosseff defends the First Amendment’s protection of misinformation and false speech.
The Sun sat down with Vice President and General Counsel Donica Varner to learn more about the formation and future of the Interim Expressive Activity Policy.
Editor in Chief Gabriel Levin sat down with Prof. Richard Bensel, government, to talk about the controversial Interim Expressive Activity Policy and the administration’s political pratfalls throughout its free expression academic theme year.