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Prof. Monica Cornejo Shares Experiences as an Undocumented Immigrant in Academia
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Prof. Monica Cornejo, communication, who is an undocumented tenure-track faculty member, shared how breaking systemic barriers inspired her journey in academia.
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A Peek into Spring Break Destination Decisions: Students Consider Trip Costs, Proximity
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Cornell students chose spring break destinations based on friend meetups and trip finances.
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‘They Were Students Just Like Us’: Cornellians Spotlight Missing Mexican Students On Fifth Anniversary of Their Disappearance
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The faces of 43 Mexican students were plastered on bulletin boards in Goldwin Smith Hall Thursday, giving students a glimpse of the victims of one of Mexico’s largest unsolved political crises.
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Academics, Students Weigh in On Mexico’s Historic 2018 General Election
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“Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO as he’s often called in Mexico, was elected by a huge majority on July 1st in Mexico for the presidency. He had more votes than any candidate in Mexican history,” Tim Shenk said.
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Student Organization Posts Fliers on Anniversary of Disappearance of 43 Students in Mexico
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The fliers posted in Goldwin Smith Hall showed the faces and names of the missing students with the phrases “Vivos se los llevaron” and “Vivos los queremos,” meaning, “They took them alive. We want them back alive.”
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GUEST ROOM | Films About Mexico Should Stop Focusing on Día de los Muertos and Drugs
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When I first saw an ad for Coco, I felt hopeful. There aren’t very many movies about Mexican people, especially not children and family movies. However, once I watched the trailer, I was massively disappointed. It seems that time and time again, movies that revolve around Mexicans are about either Día de los Muertos or drugs. I get it.
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The Violence Abroad that is Coming Home to Roost
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As we wind down from Spring Break, it seems appropriate to turn a critical eye to that perennial destination for Spring Breakers, Mexico. On March 5, Cornell’s communications office sent out an email alerting us all to the State Department travel alert for Mexico and the continuing violence there. Violence in Mexico has been escalating since the government launched a crackdown on corruption and the drug cartels, even going so far as to order the military into the streets.
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U.S. State Department Issues Travel Alert, Warns Against Drug Violence in Mexico
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Despite warnings issued throughout the nation about the increased bloodshed and chaos in Mexico, students who plan to travel there over spring break are confident that the use of common sense will keep them safe.
On Feb. 20, the U.S. State Department released a warning to American travelers concerning the recent increase in drug-related violence in Mexico and its surrounding U.S. borders. Universities across the nation, including Cornell, have also released warnings to their students about the potential dangers of this popular spring break destination and urged students to exercise extreme caution.