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ECL213

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2. So, they get to pay $30M to do what they were doing before Donnie Dickhead came along.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 01:26 PM

Nov 7

"The agreement “explicitly recognizes Cornell’s right to independently establish our policies and procedures, choose whom to hire and admit, and determine what we teach, without intrusive government monitoring or approvals,” the university’s president, Michael I. Kotlikoff, said in a message to the campus community Friday."

The way everyone caves to this douchebag disgusts me.

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Cornell agrees to pay $60 million in agreement with Trump administration [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 7 OP

Why would alumni ever donate... C_U_L8R Nov 7 #1

Really orangecrush Nov 7 #10

So, they get to pay $30M to do what they were doing before Donnie Dickhead came along. ECL213 Nov 7 #2

Exactamundo. GreenWave Nov 7 #18

This kind of lame-ass crap needs to stop, immediately. Paladin Nov 7 #3

Totally. calimary Nov 8 #19

Shakedown bucolic_frolic Nov 7 #4

Their federal funding was restored, so yes? AZJonnie Nov 7 #7

Total fucking extortion! Ray Bruns Nov 7 #5

"What do I know about running a restaurant?" Buddyzbuddy Nov 7 #6

$30M going to the Fed Government? My ass.......... Bengus81 Nov 7 #8

they better be keeping track of all these millions sloshing around RussBLib Nov 7 #16

Keith Olbermann is probably firing up a special Friday edition of Countdown to torch his alma mater. Efilroft Sul Nov 7 #9

Yes and Bill Mahr might applaud it. He always thought that he was "above" his Alma Mater, Marie Marie Nov 7 #11

Unpopular even then, huh? Didn't know that. Only know what Keith O. has said about him. Efilroft Sul Nov 7 #13

WTF are they Doing with All that Extortion Cha Nov 7 #12

Why would anyone go to a University that "bends the knee" to Hitler 2.0? NotHardly Nov 7 #14

More extortion by the Dump administration. mdbl Nov 7 #15

College of the Gutless should be the new moniss Nov 7 #17

They should have given scholarships with all that dough. rickford66 Nov 8 #20