News
Sun Exclusive: A Year in Review With President Martha Pollack
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President Martha Pollack sat down with The Sun for an exclusive interview reviewing the 2022-2023 school year, touching on topics ranging from free speech to reproductive health.
News
Student Assembly Forum Sparks Discussion on Cornell Administration, Free Speech and Resource Access
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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.
2020 Election
After Drawn-Out Election, Professors Reflect on Fraught, Historic Race
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Following the end of the election, professors reacted on the implications of this year’s race and the work that still must follow.
2020 Election
Liquor Sales Surge as Students Drink Through Election Week
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Collegetown’s liquor stores saw an uptick in sales through election week.
2020 Election
Biden Nears 270 Electoral Votes as Georgia, Nevada, Arizona and Pennsylvania Offer Opportunities
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While the president took to Twitter to question mail-in votes as “surprise ballot dumps,” Cornell professors and Ithaca elected officials condemned the president’s messaging as irrevocably damaging. The Associated Press called Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona for Biden, and outstanding ballots suggest a nail-biter in Georgia.
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Law School Dean Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94 Departs Cornell to Be Seattle University President
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Law School Dean Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94 is to take next steps on the West Coast as president of Seattle University.
Columns
ONONYE | It’s 2020; Stop Calling Martha “Martha”
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Please stop calling President Martha E. Pollack “Martha.” It’s disrespectful and your internalized misogyny is showing every time that you do it. Martha Pollack is the highest ranked faculty member at Cornell University, and the way that students refer to her is telling of continued gender biases in higher academia. There is a major disparity in referencing senior staff at Cornell University, with President Pollack referred to more frequently by her first name than Vice President Ryan Lombardi and Provost Michael Kotlikoff. In common conversation, students abbreviate these administrators’ titles to “Martha,” “Lombardi” and “Kotlikoff.”
Every time I hear a student refer to President Pollack by her first name, I remember my academic advisor’s warning during my first week at Cornell. She sat down her ten new advisees and explained the importance of referring to female professors as “Professor” or “Doctor” rather than “Ms.” or “Mrs.” She explained the struggle that she has faced after years in academia and her frustration when students, and worse, other academics downplayed her accomplishments when they reference her.
2020 Election
New York Presidential Primary Must Go On, Federal Judge Orders
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A federal judge ordered that New York’s June 23 Presidential Primary must continue. Cornell Progressives called the move “democracy restored.”
2020 Election
New York Axes Presidential Primary
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On June 23, NYS registered voters will now only be able to vote for candidates in congressional and local races — not the presidential.
Student Assembly
Student Assembly President, Executive Vice President Face Off at Debate
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Student Assembly president and executive vice president candidates pushed the platforms they hope to implement in the S.A. at a debate on Monday evening, if voted in during next week’s elections.