by bearbabbling | Oct 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by bearbabbling | Oct 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
The trans STEM graduate student activists on campus who fight for equity in the sciences will not have to worry that the free speech advocates for equality and the merit aficionados will cause them harm at Cornell University during this theme year for free expression....
by bearbabbling | Oct 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by bearbabbling | Oct 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
The traditional Cornell Seal went through a makeover that hailed the transformation of the First American Ivy League University to a truly anti-racist, anti-colonialist Global University. Gone is the shield whose colors salute the United States of America and its...
by bearbabbling | Oct 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
July 13 is Oxymoron Day when we celebrate and use contradictory terms in which the words used together don’t make sense. The word oxymoron is autological, in that it is an example of what it describes: two contradictory words (sharp and foolish) used together. Queers...
by bearbabbling | Oct 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this difficult time when even our President makes misslips when it comes to upholding our core values and using words, we suggest that before you use your words you visit the University Compliance Office, whose mission is to enhance a culture of compliance and...
