Just can't stay out of the news. At most places, nearly a month of beatings in the media would lead to some changes. Here, we apparently think the folks who oversaw the events in question are the only ones who can fix it. That's a very special kind of stupid if you ask me.

If only we still had our queen watching over us.

I was very impressed by this letter. I hope people will read it in its entirety. It is very on-point and is extremely well-written. Just as I would expect from Cornell professors: informed, thoughtful, dedicated.
It does seem that most signatories are from the A&S, ILR, AAP. I see almost none from engineering, for example. Maybe this difference in vocal dissent is typical among higher ed?

Alumni/students: if your major's faculty have signed, it'd be nice to send them a note of appreciation. If they haven't, you might reach out to the department and ask why--not to give them a hard time, but just to indicate that their support of students (whether explicit or not) is of interest to alumni.

"LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Open Letter from 200+ Cornell Faculty: We Will Too"

Story by former Cornell Sun Editor, with details of how an older influential frat alum pressured CUPD to look the other way (not Chi Phi, but same time period ~2024). Also mentions favoritism from VP Lombardi.

Opening of the story:

“Within weeks of the Cornell University Police Department investigating an alleged gang rape at the school’s Chi Phi house two years ago, a top official of another national fraternity privately boasted that he could get his “friends” inside the campus police force to brush aside alleged misconduct from his chapter’s members — one of whom was facing a sexual assault allegation.

Those claims are included in hours of recordings from December 2024 obtained by the Times Union in which Dennis Paese, who serves as the national Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation’s vice president and a longtime adviser to the fraternity’s Cornell chapter, said university police had helped fraternity brothers avoid punishments — including for drug use, underage drinking, egg-throwing vandalism and a feud with a rival fraternity — by overlooking reports as “favors” for him.

In one of the recordings, Paese referred to the chief of Cornell’s police department as “a good friend of mine.” Paese also said he and the chief’s “boss, the guy that’s in charge of campus security overall, … go back even farther.”

Anthony Bellamy, who was chief of Cornell’s police force at the time of the recordings but is no longer with the department, did not respond to a request for comment; he joined the Ithaca Police Department as a deputy chief last year. David Honan, who has served as the university’s associate vice president of public safety since 2021 and is a former Cornell police chief, also did not respond to requests for comment.
The Times Union could not independently verify Paese’s account that Cornell police intentionally overlooked misconduct, quashed potential investigations or inappropriately passed along information to him. In the recordings, Paese did not provide any examples of Cornell police failing to investigate a formal allegation of sexual assault. But his statements raise new questions about Cornell Greek life’s possible ties to a campus police department that is now the subject of national scrutiny over how it investigated the alleged gang rape at the Chi Phi house almost two years ago.”

I feel like with coursework and stuff, it becomes significantly difficult to manage time or have time for activities. Maybe im just bad at managing my time

Class of '31 acceptance rate will be wild.

I'm currently taking HD 2300 Cognitive Development with Prof. Wang, and I'm considering changing the grading basis to S/U, and I wanted to hear your thoughts and advice. I didn't do too well on the first prelim and am concerned about what my final grade will be. I'm taking the class because I plan on going into education and teaching, and I think it is very relevant to my future career and academic goals (e.g., going to a master's program for education, teaching, and curriculum). This class would also count toward an intended HD minor (which I'm also pursuing as a result of wanting to do teaching and education), only if I take it for a letter grade. Please help!