That petition web site has some amusing quotables.
"We believe that any restrictions on the Slope should not be handed down from above and forced upon us, but rather be developed from the bottom up in keeping with another great Cornell tradition. Self-imposed barriers are just barriers, but externally opposed barriers without due process are unjust and cannot be accepted."
"We ask that the administration returns to the bargaining table before time is up and the situation worsens."
And my personal favorite, referring to Hunter's proposal:
"WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT OF CORNELL? HE MADE THE PROPOSAL!!! It will need to include this framework! Students deserve a voice. Unilateral decisions are not acceptable." ::nut::
I didn't know there needed to be a bargaining table. The administration has the final say here. Period. It grants the student assembly and student leaders a measure of influence in some matters, but it shouldn't allow a bunch of 18- to 21-year-olds posing as would-be political hacks make the serious policy decisions, especially ones that involve dealing with thousands of walking lawsuits-in-waiting, er, students hell-bent on breaking multiple laws in broad daylight and endangering themselves for the sake of a so-called tradition.
Sure, I had fun at a couple of slope days when I was an immature college kid who didn't know any better, but I wouldn't be at all sad to see this "tradition" vanish. This isn't a cultural event like Dragon Day. It's a boozefest, something that highlights the excess, foolishness, and disregard for sense and safety associated with college life. It's an embarrassment to an Ivy League school like Cornell, and a well-publicized tragedy waiting to happen. Phase it out over a few years, replace it with a concert festival or something.
Okay, I'm done ranting now. Fire away.
"We believe that any restrictions on the Slope should not be handed down from above and forced upon us, but rather be developed from the bottom up in keeping with another great Cornell tradition. Self-imposed barriers are just barriers, but externally opposed barriers without due process are unjust and cannot be accepted."
"We ask that the administration returns to the bargaining table before time is up and the situation worsens."
And my personal favorite, referring to Hunter's proposal:
"WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT OF CORNELL? HE MADE THE PROPOSAL!!! It will need to include this framework! Students deserve a voice. Unilateral decisions are not acceptable." ::nut::
I didn't know there needed to be a bargaining table. The administration has the final say here. Period. It grants the student assembly and student leaders a measure of influence in some matters, but it shouldn't allow a bunch of 18- to 21-year-olds posing as would-be political hacks make the serious policy decisions, especially ones that involve dealing with thousands of walking lawsuits-in-waiting, er, students hell-bent on breaking multiple laws in broad daylight and endangering themselves for the sake of a so-called tradition.
Sure, I had fun at a couple of slope days when I was an immature college kid who didn't know any better, but I wouldn't be at all sad to see this "tradition" vanish. This isn't a cultural event like Dragon Day. It's a boozefest, something that highlights the excess, foolishness, and disregard for sense and safety associated with college life. It's an embarrassment to an Ivy League school like Cornell, and a well-publicized tragedy waiting to happen. Phase it out over a few years, replace it with a concert festival or something.
Okay, I'm done ranting now. Fire away.
