The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/sa-elections/)
In a Thursday night meeting, the S.A. gathered to discuss late financial aid packages and lobby for the University to officially acknowledge the National Day of Remembrance for the U.S. Indian Boarding Schools.
The Student Assembly elections held their first set of debates on Thursday, April 8. The candidates discussed the need to reduce financial burdens for students, improve infrastructure and provide resources to support student wellbeing.
As of Thursday afternoon, elections for Student Assembly President and University Assembly representatives have been suspended, after last-minute concerns over the validity of the ballots arose last night.
The Student Assembly is geared up for another election season with three students running for the presidential seat. All three candidates agree on one thing – closing the gap between the assembly and the students it represents.
During my sophomore year, former Arts & Entertainment Editor Sean Doolittle ’16 wrote a polemic titled “I’m Mad as Hell, and I’m Not Going to Take This Anymore.” Doolittle put Cornell students on blast for failing to value the arts. “We don’t make time for art anymore,” Doolittle wrote, “There’s no urgency for beauty.”
I disagreed with Doolittle’s column. Ways to appreciate arts and culture were everywhere on campus. Every weekend, students presented a cappella concerts, dance performances, live theater and more. Even if you wanted to stay in after a long week, who’s to say that watching Netflix doesn’t count as engaging with art?