Editorials
EDITORIAL | The Sun Supports Disruptive Protest
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If Cornell has taught us anything, it’s that student protest not only works but that it’s central to learning.
Letters To
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | To Provost Kotlikoff, Ann Coulter Has No Place on This Campus
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There are moments you need to publicly admit a mistake and change course. This is one of them. Publicly reverse course. Do it now.
Editorials
EDITORIAL | ‘1984, 40 Years Late’: Cornell’s Interim Policy Cripples Democracy
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At best, Pollack has demonstrated a lack of faith in democracy. At worst, she has taken a page from Big Brother’s playbook.
Opinion
GUEST ROOM | Where’s ‘Free Expression’ for Pro-Palestinian Cornellians?
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The Cornell Alumni for Palestine firmly oppose Cornell University’s Interim Expressive Activity Policy, which inhibits free expression and goes against the University’s self-ascribed values of free speech, debate and protest.
Cornell follows in the footsteps of other U.S. institutions that are on the warpath to silence and suppress pro-Palestine speech on campus. In response to students rising up to defend Palestinian lives, University administrations have introduced “interim policies,” or defined new ones, aimed at policing political speech on campus. These policies are being used disproportionately against SJP chapters and other Palestinian solidarity organizations. According to the interim policy, outdoor events and demonstrations with over 50 participants must be registered in advance. Even candles — often used in vigils and other peaceful gatherings — are no longer permitted without prior approval.
Columns
SCHWARZ & SPARACIO | Free Speech on Campus?
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We might conclude that free speech does not allow for hate speech whether from ignorance or malice, but is an evolving, fluid concept depending on good will and human decency.