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Cornell Republicans, Democrats Co-Host 9/11 Memorial Flag Planting
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Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans hosted a joint flag planting memorial to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/memorial/)
Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans hosted a joint flag planting memorial to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.
If not now, when… for Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman? Our hyper-polarized nation is once again passing through what President Abraham Lincoln called a “fiery trial.” To state that democracy itself is under attack is no longer a hyperbolic, polemical, or rhetorical sentiment. In a few short years, we’ve adopted state-level photo ID voter suppression laws, have had politicians attempt to nullify certified election results and witnessed an open insurrection against our Constitution and democratic way of life. Over winter break we all watched as a violent mob stormed the Capitol. Does anyone believe we’ve seen the last of this?
To the Editor:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘54 loved Cornell. She spent much of her life near the Hill in Washington, but she never forgot our Hill in Ithaca. She often fondly recalled her undergrad years and she remained an active alumna, frequently giving her time to the University. And the Cornell community loves Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As one of our most notable alums, her name is commonly invoked as a point of pride.
On Saturday, President Martha E. Pollack rededicated the War Memorial in Anabel Taylor Hall to include Maj. Richard Gannon ’95 and Capt. George Wood ’93, two alumni who died in the Iraq Conflict.
As classes wrapped up Tuesday afternoon, a steady stream of students flowed through Ho Plaza to attend the memorial of freshman Antonio Tsialas ’23.
Amidst the Homecoming festivities that took place on Saturday, a 100 year memorial service was held for Corporal Morgan Smiley Baldwin 1915, an officer who served in France during World War I and who was mortally wounded during the 1918 offensive on the Hindenburg Line.
Dozens gathered on Cornell’s Arts Quad on Monday evening to pay tribute to the thousands of Americans who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 16 years ago.
“The memorial provides a permanent home where we can remember our alumni who were lost that day,” Murphy said. “It helps the families know that Cornell has not forgotten their family members.”
“Our president, this force of nature, refused to surrender to her disease and refused to allow it to define her,” said Provost and Acting President Michael Kotlikoff.
The event will be open to the public and feature speeches from members of the Cornell community and performances from the Chorus and Glee Club.