The Wit and Wisdom of Cornellians

The right of Big Red Bears to babble shall not be infringed

The Wit and Wisdom of Cornellians

The right of Big Red Bears to babble shall not be infringed

Merit is a Demerit

Merit is a Demerit

As colleges and universities are now being rated on their commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and are rejecting Merit as a holdover of the colonialist, white cisheteronormative, patriarchy, we at the Bear were happy to read Cornell to Phase Out Dean’s List...
Stick Together

Stick Together

Dear BB, I would have never expected Prof. Russell Rickford to denounce BLM, but it did happen! It was NOT exhilarating or energizing to see him “‘unequivocally oppose and denounce racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, militarism, fundamentalism and all...
At Cornell DEI Triumphs over Free Speech

At Cornell DEI Triumphs over Free Speech

In this theme year for Free Expression, there is a certain amount of anxiety on our campus that DEI will be decentered, displaced, and marginalized by free speech. But remember, free expression is not necessarily free speech. The free speechers claim that free speech...