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one, a student shouted “ build
a wall” near the Latino Living Center. At least two reports ( Campus
Reform and The
New American) claim
the student was Hispanic and said it to mock Trump. The Cornell
administration has declined to confirm or deny those reports, referring
me instead to prior general statements from university officials.
In
a second incident, one or more students who got into a fight off campus
with a black student called
him the “N” word.
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“We
demand that all students, undergraduate and graduate, to have
appropriate, ongoing, and mandatory coursework that deals with issues
of identity (such as race, class, religion, ability status,
sexual/romantic orientation, gender, citizenship status, etc.). We want
this coursework to be explicitly focused on systems of power and
privilege in the United States and centering the voices of oppressed
people, assembled by professional diversity consultants and student
leaders. Every Dean of every college should implement this requirement,
and hire faculty to teach this work who are well equipped to do so.”
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“We demand that all employees of
the university, academic and otherwise (including tenured professors), to have appropriate, ongoing training (tied to
evaluations and payroll) that deals with issues
of identity (such as race, class, religion, ability status,
sexual/romantic orientation, gender, citizenship
status, etc.). We want this coursework to be explicitly focused on
systems of power and privilege in the United
States and centering the voices of oppressed people.”
There
also is a demand that a fraternity house (with which the people
involved in the attack allegedly were affiliated – something the frat
denies) be converted to space for people of color:
“We
demand that the university to provide an adequate and appropriate space
for the people of the African diaspora to utilize for programs of any
kind, in perpetuity. We propose that this space be the Psi Upsilon
house after they are expelled from campus.”
The
hiring of psychologists and physicians of color:
“We
demand that Cornell Health to hire at least two more psychologists and
psychiatrists of color in the next two years. We also want Cornell
Health to hire at least one more physician of color in the next four
years.”
Most
interesting, and perhaps reflecting a split in the black student
community, the group demands specific extra help for non-immigrant
blacks:
“We
demand that Cornell Admissions to come up with a plan to actively
increase the presence of underrepresented Black students on this
campus. We define underrepresented Black students as Black Americans
who have several generations (more than two) in this country.
The
Black student population at Cornell disproportionately represents
international or first-generation African or Caribbean students. While
these students have a right to flourish at Cornell, there is a lack of
investment in Black students whose families were affected directly by
the African Holocaust in America. Cornell must work to actively support
students whose families have been impacted for generations by white
supremacy and American fascism.”
FULL
DECK
| Please.
Just STFU. America is bored to death, or mad as hell. Neither
augers well for you.
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