Politics
Whenever time I hear the song “Yes” by LMFAO, I hear the opening line: “Every day I see my dream, every day I see my dream.” I sit there and think wow, what a motivational song about achieving the dream. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream and since he made that speech on the Washington Mall the United States, there have been great strides toward racial equality...
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I love 24 hour news coverage. I do. I do not feel more informed. I do not feel like I now hold a greater understanding of global current events I do not feel like I can make better decisions concerning either my daily life or when I cast my vote. I enjoy 24 hour news coverage for a completely different reason: that nothing else in history has proved so easy to satirize an...
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Does anyone else watch TV and think we should be scared? Every time I hear a political candidate speak about defense spending I feel like I should turn off my TV and run. At the very least I should call Rick Perry and ask to borrow a gun. I can’t help but feel that the enemy is at the gates when Newt Gingrich says “We are at the edge of an enormous crisis of national s...
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Despite fears of unruly behavior, a talk by Karl Rove in Call Auditorium on April 13 went smoothly. Former President George W. Bush’s senior advisor and campaign manager was brought to campus by the Cornell Republicans and the Cornell University Programming Board to speak about his thoughts on the upcoming 2012 presidential election, with as he admitted, “a certain p...
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Keith Olbermann ’79 told anecdotes about his time on the hill, gave a special comment on the importance of strikes and labor unions, and controversially answered questions in front of a packed audience in Bailey Hall on Tuesday. The political and sports commentator, known for his show Countdown on MSNBC, graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and...
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The SA Results are in!
President: Natalie Raps
Executive Vice President: Adam Gitlin
Agriculture and Life Sciences: Gregory Hoffman
Art, Architecture, and Planning: Ulysses Smith
Arts and Sciences: Erin Szulman
Arts and Sciences: Dara Brown
Arts and Sciences: Jon Rau
Engineering: Adam Wolford
Hotel Administration: Stephen Breedon
Human Ecology...
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Egypt vice president Omar Suleiman
The massive influx of Egyptians protesting in front of Tahrir Square managed to migrate to the Parliament building early Wednesday morning, as some 500 people blocked the street that runs in front of Parliament.
What began as a peaceful political protest has transitioned into complete civil unrest. While the protesters intend on contr...
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For many Egyptians, president Hosni Mubarak is the master in disguise of deceit, but while his 57-year-old regime is in severe jeopardy of being pried from his hands, the picture remains pixelated.
A double edge sword is burning both sides of the candle in this political analogy. While increasing unrest from the 200,000 plus protesters at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt...
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Brave New Nuclear World: Ex-U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt on "Why Nuclear Weapons No Longer Serve U.S. Interests" by Anuja Thatte
Addressing an audience that was equal parts of the Keystone and gin-and-tonic generations in Lewis Auditorium on December 2nd, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Burt ’69 noted how much things had changed on campus since he ...
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Any Californian in hopes of finally being able to possess marijuana legally was surely disappointed when the “Regulate, Control & Tax Cannabis Act” was defeated by 53.9%. Did the bill fail because of voter apathy, fear of change, or lack of clarity in the proposition? While this may never be known, the debate over whether Proposition 19 should have been passed will...
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