Pollack

EDITORIAL | To President Pollack: We Must Not be Punished for Our Words in A Time of War

For the last two weeks the Cornell community, and the entire world, has witnessed as the Middle East has burst up into war. As President Joe Biden mentioned in his Oval Office address on Oct. 19, the Israel-Hamas conflict can seem distant. But as many Americans and Cornell students, faculty, staff and alumni understand: This … [Read more…]

LIVSHITS | Language as Violence. President Pollack: Acknowledge Both Sides.

The Israel-Hamas war has been raging for two weeks. For many, including myself, time has stopped.  It is still early morning on Saturday, Oct. 7. The celebration of Sukkot extends through the night and into sunrise at the Nova music festival. Families in Israel set the table for Shemini Atzeret, the High Sabbath after Sukkot. … [Read more…]