Cornell Chapter of YDSA
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@cornellydsa
🌹 YDSA at Cornell fighting for a better world 🌹 Registered Student Organization at Cornell University. Like ≠ endorsement.
“Strong” gain: @Cornell’s endowment returned 8.7% in the fiscal year ending June 30, adding nearly $860 million in net investment gains to close with a value of approximately $10.7 billion, according to the Office of University Investments. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/1…
Cornell GSU held the boss's feet to the fire & prevented the deportation of one of their members who has been unfairly disciplined for peacefully protesting. Marguerite Pacheco, member of @Cornell_GSU, wrote about the actions of the local in the UE NEWS. ueunion.org/ue-news/2024/l…
Following the suspension of an international pro-Palestine graduate student, multiple groups on campus have launched support campaigns to pressure administrators to reverse their course. cornellsun.com/2024/09/30/stu…
Cornell YDSA stands with @MomodouTaal, who has been illegally suspended and threatened with deportation. In his words, @Cornell suspended him “to shift the focus away from their complicity in genocide.”
There is targeted campaign of intimidation and harassment against me from Cornell’s administration and police. I have been suspended again. I had no chance to dispute the charges, nor see the evidence or appeal. They informed me that I am effectively being deported by the weekend
I’m not sure how well known it is that the chair of Cornell’s board of trustees, Kraig Kayser, is also a board director of - and a big shareholder in - a major weapons company, which is headquartered just outside Buffalo 🧵
