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Competing rallies were held at Cornell Sunday. One was billed as a “Jewish Unity” rally and featured speakers who decried what they say is a rise in antisemitism at Cornell and across the country. The other was organized by the Coalition for Mutual Liberation whose demands include that Cornell divest from what they call genocide and apartheid in Palestine. According to the Cornell Sun a banner reading “Jews for Divestment, No Genocide in our name” was hung from the roof of Goldwyn Smith hall and later removed. A student government approved referendum will be held Thursday polling student opinions on whether Cornell should call for a ceasefire in Gaza and whether Cornell should…
Samuel Whitehead and Aryeal Jackson speak with City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board member McKenzie Jones-Rounds about the work the board does, the challenges of doing that work, how the board fits into the larger city government structure. This interview originally aired on the February 19th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreThe ‘Audio Alchemy Workshop’ conducted by Jonathan Miller is this Sunday, February 22nd. There is still time to register- get the details here.
Read MoreCharles Dunaway talks to Kathy Zahler about the Common Core State Standards. Kathy attended Ithaca schools and Cornell and received her Masters in Education from the University of Chicago. She has worked as a writer and editor of educational materials for 35 years and has served on the Board of Education in Dryden. She is…
Read MoreLori Sonken speaks with Jonathan Russell-Anelli, soil scientist with Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, about the salt used to treat roads and sidewalks in winter. This interview originally aired on the February 17th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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Competing rallies were held at Cornell Sunday. One was billed as a “Jewish Unity” rally and featured speakers who decried what they say is a rise in antisemitism at Cornell and across the country. The other was organized by the Coalition for Mutual Liberation whose demands include that Cornell divest from what they call genocide…
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This is the last of my three stories about freedom of expression at Cornell University this year. Here are links to the first and second stories. The academic theme at Cornell this year is “Freedom of Expression.” In earlier stories, we reported about the general mood at Cornell around free speech, and students’ opinions about…
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– Former Cornell student who threatened Jewish campus community pleads guilty – The former Cornell undergraduate who posted violent, antisemitic threats against the Jewish campus community pleaded guilty in the federal court in Syracuse on Wednesday. WRVO Public Radio reports Patrick Dai admitted to “posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications.” Under…
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– Cornell Tech diversity program sued for alleged discrimination against men – Cornell is facing another allegation of discrimination. The Cornell Daily Sun reports that Cornell alumnus Justin Gaffney Samuels filed suit in March against Cornell Tech and the City University of New York (CUNY). He alleges the admission policy for their “Break Through Tech” program…
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