Cornell Daily Sun, Thursday, May 1, 1969
New Left
The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent newspaper published by Cornell University students in Ithaca, New York. The newspaper was established in 1880 by William Ballard Hoyt to challenge the weekly Cornell Era. Of particular note in this issue is coverage of the take-over of two buildings at Columbia University by members of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Other articles focus on shared governance at Cornell; the withdrawal of financial support by some alumni in the wake of the occupation by black students at Cornell; a task force on racism.
Cornell Daily Sun
Roz Payne
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
May 1, 1969
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Cornell Daily Sun, Friday, May 2, 1969
New Left
The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent newspaper published by Cornell University students in Ithaca, New York. The newspaper was established in 1880 by William Ballard Hoyt to challenge the weekly Cornell Era. Of particular note in this issue is coverage of the Cornell SDS ROTC protest. Members of SDS and their supporters “broke into a restricted area of Barton Hall” and “painted slogans on a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps practice deck gun.” This protest was a part of a larger wave of protest against ROTC on campuses across the country during this period. Other articles focus on a Cornell Trustee meeting in the wake of campus protests; demonstrations on other campuses nationwide. Also, this issue includes advertisements for a film screening of The Beatles new film, “Magical Mystery Tour,” an upcoming concert at Cornell by Janis Joplin, an upcoming concert on campus by the Pharoah Sander Quintet and an upcoming concert at Syracuse by Jimi Hendrix.
Cornell Daily Sun
Roz Payne
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
May 2, 1969
independent media
Cornell Daily Sun, Thursday, April 21, 1969
New Left
The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent newspaper published by Cornell University students in Ithaca, New York. The newspaper was established in 1880 by William Ballard Hoyt to challenge the weekly Cornell Era. Of particular note in this issue is coverage of the end of the occupation of Willard Straight Hall by members of the Afro-American Society after university administrators acceded to their demands. The take-over was part of a larger wave of campus protest that led to the establishment of Black Studies.
Cornell Daily Sun
Roz Payne
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
April 21, 1969
independent media