The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/pro-palestine-demonstrations/)
Three Statler Hall protesters appeared before a supporter-packed court Wednesday morning to be arraigned on charges of obstructing government administration and unlawful assembly. Two of the protesters, Yihun Stith ’26 and Sriram Parasurama ’24, pled not guilty, while Atakan Deviren ’27 had his case dismissed on a technicality.
Momodou Taal will remain banned from campus, but is no longer at risk of losing his student visa and can continue finishing his dissertation remotely, Interim Provost John Siliciano ’75 wrote in a Wednesday email.
When it comes to suspensions — particularly for international students who risk losing their visas — the burden of proof must be high, and the process must be transparent and fair to those being disciplined, no matter their political views. The University failed on both points: A student activist is facing serious, disproportionate consequences without the ability to defend himself.
The editors of the Palestine/Israel Review spoke about the societies’ intertwined histories and inspiration behind the journal’s publication.