A recent story in Cascadia Daily News, “Whatcom’s ‘Box of Rain’ forest may be logged,” suggests that the 25 to 30 percent of trees in the forest knocked down by wind should be dragged out of this diverse mature forest with ground-smashing machinery to make logs so they don’t emit carbon.
Welcoming the freshman class in August, Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack admonished students: “Free speech, as difficult and as challenging as it is, is not only the bedrock of higher education. It’s also the bedrock of democracy and a free society.” But when conservative author Anne Coulter appeared at an event there earlier this month, a group of hecklers shouted, clapped, and whistled until Ms. Coulter, herself a Cornell alumna, had to leave the stage.
Given Ann Coulter’s history of spreading white supremacist ideals and provocatory statements meant to instigate instead of foster productive conversations, Cornell should prevent such a spread of hateful rhetoric by canceling this event.
Cornell’s aspirations and achievements, the success of its ongoing fundraising campaign and its extraordinary faculty and students were highlights of President Martha E. Pollack’s State of the University address, delivered Oct. 14.
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