Patrick Mehler News Today

In an article last week, Avery Bower ’23 expressed his frustrations with my recent column on Cornell’s judicial system. Those who disagree with what I write are always entitled to disagree, however, they are not entitled to lie, misrepresent and blatantly mislead the public about what is fact and fiction.After reading that article, I believe […]

To the Editor: In his most recent column, Patrick Mehler ’23 argued that Cornell’s new judicial system is the “most community-focused and recidivism-preventing judicial process across college campuses.” Hyperbole aside, as a member of the Cornell community, I find this claim highly suspect.Under the new system led by Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan […]

Students and voting rights advocates say voters on college campuses face too many difficulties trying to cast their ballots.

University students and voting rights advocates say voters on college campuses faced far too many difficulties trying to cast their ballots.

University students and voting rights advocates say voters on college campuses faced far too many difficulties trying to cast their ballots. In Ohio, some students had to cast provisional ballots because poll workers wouldn’t accept university-issued utility bills as proof of residency, in violation of state law.

Cornell Votes, a nonpartisan campus organization, hosted its second-annual Civic Celebration to celebrate this year’s historic on-campus voter turnout and Cornell and Ithaca community members’ contributions to democratic participation.

Democratic congressional candidate Josh Riley, who is running to represent New Yorks 19th district, spoke to Cornellians about his campaign in a Cornell Democrats town hall on Friday.

For the first time, nearly all Cornell students who live on campus will be able to vote on campus in a general election, thanks in part to the advocacy of the student group Cornell Votes.

Katie Sims 20, who served as a Sun editor during her time at Cornell, is campaigning as an Independent for Ithacas upcoming mayoral race.

Common Council member Patrick Mehler expressed frustration with the tactics used by Tiffany Kumar, who defeated Mehler in the Democratic primary for Ithaca’s Fourth Ward Council seat: “I think a