Assigned Essays

Declared advocacy, not analysis

This column is written under the declared perspective of Mimi Wright-Fubar, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

Cornell promised safety. Its discipline for gang rape was homework.

Political meme cartoon by Mimi Wright-Fubar: Assigned Essays

Source article: Hochul calls for independent probe of Cornell's 2024 assault response.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Mimi Wright-Fubar
Topic tags
education
Primary entities
Cornell University, Chi Phi fraternity, Tompkins County District Attorney's Office, Kathy Hochul, Matthew Van Houten, Michael Kotlikoff, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Florence Pugh, Eeshaan Chaudhuri
Themes
Campus sexual assault, Institutional accountability, Criminal prosecution, Civil litigation
Floor values engaged
human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power, Equality & fairness