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

“we get caught up in the freedom part”

“we get caught up in the freedom part”

As part of the Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture during this Theme Year for Free Expression, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie made us feel safe by making it clear that we shouldn’t get caught up in the freedom part of the First Amendment. Mister Bouie...
Cancel All Binaries

Cancel All Binaries

Colleges and universities are riddled with systemic queerphobia and transphobia. For example, colleges and universities that separate scientists into plant-centered and animal-centered departments perpetuate the binarized outlook that sustains queerphobia and...
From DEI to DIE

From DEI to DIE

We all know that free speech is an instrument of oppression used by the white cis heteronormal patriarchy to victimize all others. Don’t worry. During this academic theme year for Free Expression, Cornell will be the place where free speech goes to die. It will...
Free Speech at Cornell Must be Policed

Free Speech at Cornell Must be Policed

The theme year for Free Expression at Cornell University has had an unintended and dangerous consequence. It has encouraged those who define free expression as free speech rather than policed speech. It has even encouraged MAGA hats to appear on campus. Free speech is...
We Stand with Ibram X.

We Stand with Ibram X.

We at the Babbling Bear stand behind Ibram X. Kendi and the Center for Antiracist  Research (CAR) amidst the false and racist allegations of wanton mismanagement…from Kendi’s staff. According to allegations, [i]t appears that what it means to do “racial...