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Installation four years in the making represents casualties at US-Mexico border
BY TABITHA REEVESCo-Managing News Editor Trigger warning: Mentions of sexual assault, violence Along one wall of an otherwise unassuming classroom in Munroe Hall are thousands of off-white and orange tags, each containing the name, age, cause of death and location found of undocumented migrants attempting to cross the Mexico border into the United States. Georgina…
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EINHORN | How Cornellians Can Rise to the Challenge of Our Time
Dear Cornell students, Today, I’m reaching out as part of the Cornell community, which is of deep importance to me and my family. I attended Cornell, as did my parents and two of my children. Our Cornell family is struggling and in turmoil. At a time when many of my peers are sending angry letters…
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$16.4 billion to be allocated for student-heavy Northeast Corridor of Amtrak
BY JAMES KELLY Staff Reporter TABITHA REEVESCo-Managing News Editor Lauren Schechter is one of many students who takes an Amtrak passenger train to commute home over breaks. Since rail stations are at their busiest near the holidays, Schechter’s primary concern was ticket cost and accessibility, especially given that students are often on a tight budget.…
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Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball win over Air Force
BY JORDAN ROSALESPhotographer Photographer Jordan Rosales captures Delaware’s win over Air Force. Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Jordan Rosales/THE REVIEW Photo Gallery: Men’s Basketball win over Air Force was first posted on November 12, 2023 at…
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Photo Gallery: Blue Hens Soar to a 45-7 Victory Over Campbell University
BY LARISSA VERONICA HEATHERManaging Visuals and Layout Editor Photographer Larissa Veronica Heather captures the electrifying moments of triumph as the Blue Hens dominate the field with an impressive 45-7 victory over Campbell University. Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica…
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Photo Gallery: Women’s Basketball defeats Longwood in the 2023 Home Opener
BY LARISSA VERONICA HEATHERManaging Visuals and Layout Editor Managing Visuals and Layout Editor Larissa Veronica Heather captures Delaware’s win over Longwood on Nov. 9. Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE REVIEW Larissa Veronica Heather/THE…
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MARGULIES | There Is No Them, There Is Only Us
I have been at Cornell for 10 years and in academia for two decades and have never seen so many students in so much distress. A great many Muslim and Arab students feel unseen, unheard and unsafe. More recently, their ranks have been swelled by the many Jewish students who feel the campus has become…
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SCHWARZ | Anti-Semitism at Cornell and Beyond: Then and Now
I not only have taught and written with great pleasure at Cornell for 56 years, but I have also been treated very well here. For those reasons, this is a difficult piece to write. We at Cornell do not want to become the poster people for blatant anti-Semitism on campuses, and we do not think…
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LIVSHITS | The United States is Not a Third-World Country
The rise of globalization has inevitably revitalized fields of comparison for state economic success, including measures of Gross Domestic Product, Purchasing Power Parity, Corruption Perceptions Index and inflation rate. For most people, assuming they were born after World War I, these economic measures for the standard of living have dominated the perception of wealthy and…
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Heidi Sarver, beloved university band director, to retire
BY MACAYLA COOKStaff Reporter When Heidi Sarver received an email from her financial adviser this past August, she was expecting a normal check-in reporting that, as expected, she was on track to retire at the age of 62. What she found instead would change the course of her life. “It said, ‘Would you like to…
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