Speaking at Cornell Monday, New York State Senator Michael Nozzolio ’73 (R-54th District) said that, although he is proud to be a Cornellian, he was often frustrated by a political climate he identified as left-leaning during his time as an undergraduate.

In the wake of threats to federal funding for Planned Parenthood, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes Joe Sammons spoke to students on Wednesday about the future of the organization and the upcoming budget discussion.

An Iraqi refugee discussed his life in Iraq and asked students to support the Iraqi people. 

Gen. David Petraeus, the head of the U.S. Central Command, will visit Cornell’s campus Friday, ROTC leaders said Thursday.

This story was originally published Jan. 15, 2010.

NEW YORK — About half a dozen protesters greeted John Yoo, University of California Berkeley law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general, outside the Cornell Club on Tuesday night, where he spoke as part of a scheduled stop on a tour promoting his new book Crisis and Command.

To the Editor:

Re: “Obama’s Campaign Manager Set to Speak at Convocation,” News, Feb. 27

Three years ago, as a graduating senior, I had no choice but to walk out of my own Convocation ceremony. The speaker was Martin Luther King III, who, instead of reminding us of his father’s wonderful message of color-blindness (presumably the reason this otherwise unremarkable speaker was selected), used the joyous occasion as an opportunity to promote his narrow, left-wing political agenda. I had not spent four grueling years at Cornell to be rewarded with a speaker who assaulted my core beliefs and those of countless other seniors.