Following an assault in which a black Cornell student said he was called the N-word and repeatedly punched
by a group of white students in Collegetown on Friday, Black Students
United at Cornell declared a “state of emergency” over the weekend and
President Martha Pollack issued a series of initiatives meant to improve
the campus climate.
Ithaca Police arrested one Cornell student
after the fight on Eddy Street at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday. The
arrested Cornell student, who had not been identified as of Sunday
evening, was charged with misdemeanor assault, Ithaca Police Lt. John
Joly said, adding that the department is investigating “any racially
biased motivation.”
Pollack said in a message to the campus
community that Cornell, pending a final investigation, will not consider
reinstating the Psi Upsilon fraternity, which had its recognition revoked in 2016. At least four student groups
said in separate statements that members of Psi Upsilon were
responsible for the assault, although the fraternity’s alumni group denies this. On Saturday, “You Rasist Fucks [sic]” was seen in paint on the Psi Upsilon’s uninhabited former house.
Delmar
Fears ’19, a co-chair of BSU, said in an interview over the weekend
that the organization had declared a “state of emergency for black
students” following the assault and had warned black students not to
attend Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic Council parties because of
concerns for their safety.
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Source: The Cornell Daily Sun (via The Empire Report)
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