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When I arrived at Cornell in the mid-1990s 1990s Slope Day was unenclosed and only loosely regulated. The event was a magnet for high schoolers from across the region eager for the music and, even ...
This year's Slope Day has been marred with controversy, so much so that its Pro-Palestine R&B singer Kehlani will no longer perform at the concert on the University's Libe Slope on May 7 as ...
Slope Day, a Cornell tradition since it was first called Spring Day in 1901, marks the end of classes and the beginning of summer. The event runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and attendance is limited.
Cornell University has officially withdrawn its invitation to R&B singer Kehlani to headline next month’s Slope Day event, following significant public criticism related to the artist’s past ...
Why did Cornell cancel Kehlani? Kehlani, initially scheduled to perform during Cornell University's Slope Day Concert, had her invite rescinded.
Courtesy of the University. Cornell prepares the infrastructure for the 2018 slope day. Behind the scenes, several organizations and Cornell bureaucracies are working together to keep Slope Day ...
Kotlikoff told the Cornell Student Assembly it was now “too late” to dump the singer-songwriter and switch to another performer for Slope Day, the university’s end-of-year celebration to be ...
At Cornell University, Slope Day is sacred. It’s our release valve — a rare moment of unity on an otherwise high-pressure campus. A space where music drowns out the noise of deadlines, GPAs ...
"Unfortunately, although it was not the intention, the selection of Kehlani as this year’s headliner has injected division and discord into Slope Day. For that reason, I am rescinding Kehlani ...