by bearbabbling | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Again, the Babbling Bear is Verklempt. Slope Day? Really? Words matter. If we can change the name of the Plantations to the Cornell Botanic Gardens, why not change S—- Day to Garden Day? Check out these online dictionary definitions of the S-word: Slang:...
by bearbabbling | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
We at the Babbling Bear do not know how to process the fact that Cornell alumnus Bill Mahar awarded President Martha Pollack the Cojones Award for rejecting Student Assembly Resolution 31: Mandating Content Warnings for Traumatic Content in the Classroom. Resolution...
by bearbabbling | Apr 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Cone of Silence will be the symbol for the Free Expression Theme for the Academic Year 2023-2024. The Cone of Silence is a defensive weapon that can be used to protect us from violent hate speech during the 2023-2024 academic year when we will have to put up with...
by bearbabbling | Apr 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
The fact that sporks exist means that the concept of forks and spoons must be discarded as a holdover of a Eurocentric, white supremacist, cis-heteronormative, transphobic, hegemonic past that considered everything in terms of binaries. Just as the reality of...
by bearbabbling | Apr 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Cornell Botanic Gardens is hosting a non-inclusive transphobic event called Tiny Worlds: Build Your Own Terrarium on May 13. According to the website: Celebrate National Public Gardens Week with this hands-on workshop, with step-by-step guidance on creating a...
