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| 1 | Boston “tea party” protests obscured by intolerance by George Ellerbach · Opinions | Volume 129, Issue 15 Wednesday, April 15, enraged Americans, members of the so-called “silent majority” (which is, apparently, silent no more) held nationwide tax day “tea party” protests, billing this as part of a “patriotic” duty. Participants claimed to be tired of taxation enacted by Washington politicians (comparing their rage to the rage of anti-British protestors of the Boston Tea Party in 1773). Here is what some of these self-labeled patriots said: “The American txpayers are the Jews for Obama’s ovens.” “Obama, What you talkin’ ‘bout Willis! Spend my money?” “Barack Hussein Obama: The new face of Hitler.” “Obama was NOT bowing. He was SUCKING Saudi jewels!” “Stand back while some Kenyan tries to destroy America? Wap! I don’t think so!! Homey don’t play dat!!” “Republicans free slaves. Democrats free terrorists.” “Obama Osama a.k.a. Hussein.” Finally, don’t forget the numerous signs referring to President Obama as a socialist or a fascist or even depicting the President as a shoeshine boy. |
| 2 | Dr. Pavlath stresses alternative energy resources by George Ellerbach · News | Volume 129, Issue 15 Dr. Attila E. Pavlath, the invited guest of the Iowa section of the American Chemical Society (ACS), spoke before invited ACS members and members of the Cornell community on Monday, April 13. His speech entitled “Alternate Energy Resources: Moderation and Common Sense,” illustrated the danger of our current energy resources running out and the possible alternatives. Dr. Pavlath, along with being active in ACS activities, is currently a Physical Science Collaborator for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. |
| 3 | Nationalization: Problem... or solution? by George Ellerbach · News | Volume 129, Issue 12 “Nationalization” is a term that has been thrown about a lot in public discussion recently. Surely, nationalization is just intended to fulfill President Obama’s socialist goals. After all, the 41st president, George H.W. Bush, nationalized troubled banks with the Resolution Trust Corporation, and we all know George H.W. Bush was the standard bearer of socialism. Seriously though, when The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman called nationalization as “American as apple pie,” he wasn’t far from the truth. Democrat or Republican, several presidential administrations have presided over government “nationalization” of banks. Right now, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is gobbling up small banks that are insolvent in order to clean them up and sell them back into the private sector. Now it is only a question of whether the government will take on the responsibility of cleaning up the larger banks in the U.S. as well. |
| 4 | A crowded day in Washington by George Ellerbach · News | Volume 129, Issue 9 Jan. 20, 2009. This was a special and eventful day for many people in this country and around the world. About two million people, an assembly unlike anything seen before, gathered in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20 to celebrate and commemorate the swearing in of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. Some were luckier than others in their quest to see President-elect Obama become President Obama. Getting in line very early or much later did not seem to make a difference in the cases of many inaugural ceremony ticket holders. About 240,000 people received free tickets through their representative or senator, and some because they were former Obama campaign staffers. While this number pales in comparison to the total 2 million who were watching the ceremonies from a distance on the National Mall, these ticket holders still had their fair share of difficulties. |
| 5 | Protecting the right to abortion an issue of safety by George Ellerbach · Opinions | Volume 128, Issue 16 Recently, I saw one of the most frightening films: “4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days.” It is a fantastic film — gripping, tense and most of all, just plain scary. It is a film set in communist Romania in 1987. It focuses on two college-aged girls, Otilia and Gabriela. Gabriela becomes pregnant, but because of the government’s ban on abortion, she is forced to go to great lengths to terminate the pregnancy. Otilia and Gabriela have to book a hotel room, at great expense, in which to perform the procedure. They find a man willing to perform the abortion, but he uses his power, describing the risk he is putting himself in, to demand sexual favors plus a large sum of money in exchange. The reason this film scares me so much is the thought that with the religious right’s assault on the freedom of choice, our nation creeps closer to conditions like those in the film. |
| 6 | Iraq veteran shares experiences by George Ellerbach · News | Volume 128, Issue 15 Local Iraq veteran Joshua Casteel, of Iowa City, spoke about his experiences in the military Thurs, April 10. Casteel is currently a graduate student in playwriting and fiction at the University of Iowa. He came representing Iraq Veterans Against the War, as part of the Cornell Democrats’ sponsored event, Liberal Awareness Week. |
| 7 | Campus reactions to CCC: Paving the path toward tolerance by George Ellerbach · News | Volume 128, Issue 14 The “all-campus” Cornell Coalition for Change (CCC) meeting Mon. March 24 began with an explanation of how the group has been active on campus and how it has created a preliminary proposal to address the issues of hate and intolerance on the Cornell campus. Janah Cook, the president of the coalition, told those in attendance that the coalition had presented proposals to the administration; they and the group scheduled another meeting in April to further discuss the possibility of carrying out the proposals. Cook emphasized that the proposals are only in draft form at this point and that anyone at this meeting or in future meetings can still provide input to modify the proposal. |
| 8 | Rally for Relay by George Ellerbach · News | Volume 128, Issue 13 The Relay for Life kickoff event Wed., March 12 commenced the official beginning of Cornell’s annual Relay For Life fundraiser. The kickoff included refreshments and popcorn, a table to create luminaria to honor and remember those affected by cancer, places to register a team and to join existing Relay for Life teams and a display about the sponsor of the Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society began in 1985, started by Dr. Gordy Klatt, in Tacoma, Wash. Dr. Klatt once spent a full day moving around the track at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, getting donations to do so, raising more than $27,000 to fight cancer. From this experience, Dr. Klatt planned a 24 hour team relay that would raise money to fight cancer, and in 1986, the first team relay event was held, raising $33,000. Ever since, Relay for Life has been held around the nation to raise money to fight cancer. |
| 9 | A note to Nader: why bother? by George Ellerbach · Opinions | Volume 128, Issue 12 Dear Mr. Nader; Mr. Nader, I’ve got something to say to you. Let me start by honoring your achievements, Ralph. No one, especially me, is disputing your history of activism and advocacy. Your research into the auto industry promoted the passage of mandated safety standards for automobiles, and after that, you kept your activist research going, leading to the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. We as Americans are indebted to you for all of the great things you have influenced in the creation of in our country. Unfortunately Ralph, as much as we owe to you, we are not going to give you the highest office in our country, ever. No one is really listening to you anymore. |
| 10 | Fun while learning to help others by George Ellerbach · News | Volume 128, Issue 12 Saturday April 26, at the Small Multi-Sports Center, Cornell College will be hosting a Special Olympics Unified Sports Day. The purpose of the day is to bring in Special Olympics athletes from around the area to compete in various activities including basketball, volleyball, batting a waffle ball, soccer skills, a hockey shootout and also an arts and crafts station. The athletes will be divided into groups, and each group will have a Cornell College student volunteer leader. |
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