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Ron Paul Stirs Lynah Faithful

Jeff Stein  —  Apr 20, 2012

The Ron Paul revolution roared through Ithaca on Thursday, as the Republican presidential candidate and anti-establishment icon implored a Lynah Rink crowd of more than 4,000 to join him and defeat the “tyrants” and “enemies of liberty” destroying America.

Grad Students Compete For Board of Trustees Seat

Utsav Rai  —  Apr 16, 2012

At a forum Saturday, Darrick Trent Nighthawk Evensen grad and Chavez Carter grad, the two candidates running to become graduate student elected trustee, said what they would do if elected.

The Cornell Daily Sun Elects Its 130th Editorial Board

Ruby Perlmutter  —  Mar 5, 2012

Editorial “compet” has come to a welcome close, which means there’s a new crop of bleary-eyed and caffeine-crazed editors calling the shots around here.

Student Assembly Hopefuls Pitch Platforms at Forums

Sylvia Rusnak  —  Feb 29, 2012

 

At a forum on Tuesday, candidates running for the Student Assembly positions of president, executive vice president, undesignated, international, LGBTQ, minority and women’s issues at-large representatives told their peers what they would do to work on student health, safety and diversity issues. Only candidates running for positions voted on by the entire student body participated.

After Obama’s Election, More Identify Themselves by Race, Researchers Say

Dennis Liu  —  Feb 22, 2012

President Barack Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election transformed the racial identities of black college students, according to a study by University researchers published at the end of November.

Signatures of Student Assembly Candidate’s Bid Scrutinized

Jeff Stein  —  Feb 22, 2012

A candidate for Student Assembly attempted to take credit for another candidate’s signatures by crossing off the petition’s original name and replacing it with her own, documents obtained by The Sun Tuesday night indicated.

Local Attorney Begins Race to Replace Representative Maurice Hinchey

Dan Temel  —  Feb 10, 2012

Ithaca attorney Leslie Danks Burke announced her candidacy Wednesday for the congressional seat in New York State’s 22nd District, which is currently held by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.). Hinchey, who has served in Congress for 18 years, said in January that he would not seat reelection.

The Problem With the 2012 Elections

Tony Montgomery  —  Jan 30, 2012

 

Tony Montgomery ’13 explores the major flaw of Republican candidates in this year’s race for the White House.

Cornell Republicans Prepare for November Election

Emma Court  —  Jan 26, 2012

After a disappointing turnout campaigning for the New Hampshire Republican primaries over break, Cornell Republicans back on campus are preparing to mobilize for the election year.

New Greek Leaders Say Challenging Year Ahead

Peter Jacobs  —  Oct 27, 2011

 

Following a year of changes to the Greek system that have garnered national attention, the three branches — the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Letter Council — elected their new leaders this week.

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