<p>ok, as irrelevant as this may sound, just out of curiosity, has Cornell ever had a minority class president, or Student-Government president?</p>
<p>I'm actually white, but I just had a quick debate with my asian friend, who thinks minorities never make it into president positions.</p>
<p>so, im wondering about the types of class/student government presidents that cornell has had. i understand the Class of 2007 president was black? What about asians?</p>
<p>Well I'm sure there have been minorities in those types of positions at least at other schools (I don't know enough to say about Cornell) and in companies, etc. But I don't believe that our country is ready for a minority president any time soon. Or a gay one, or a female one.</p>
<p>psssh @ gay one...if you're not aware male porn stars are frequently invited to the bohemian grove club!!! D:</p>
<p>"who thinks minorities never make it into president positions."</p>
<p>nonsense, the President of every minority group on campus is a minority. </p>
<p>I typed in "student class president" at the Cornell website and the first person that popped up was from 2004 - judging by appearance, she seemed to be a "minority". She was asian, the current one is black. To say minorities "never make it into president positions" is just running on misinformation (or more likely no information), or is likely a person looking for sympathy.</p>
<p>Ya that's def not true. The president of the US is going to be black or a woman :)</p>
<p>hahaha YEAHHHHHHH^^ :) lol</p>
<p>Link to Cornell Chronicle Article
<a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April06/MaoYe_trustee.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April06/MaoYe_trustee.html</a></p>
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Mao Ye, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in economics, is the winner of the 2006 student trustee election, making him a voting member of Cornell's Board of Trustees.</p>
<p>Ye, 28, of Yangzhou, China, believes that his election affirms Cornell's mission and the success of its multicultural environment.</p>
<p>"We observe today not only a success for myself, but also the success of Cornell's diversity," Ye said. "It shows that Cornell is an institution where any person can pursue any study and, more importantly, where any person can tap into his or her potential, regardless of race or nationality. I am honored to have been chosen to represent all the students at Cornell."</p>
<p>Balloting for the student-elected trustee is under the jurisdiction of the board's Trustee Nominating Committee, which oversees the elections of student and employee trustees.</p>
<p>The board of trustees has two student-elected trustees who serve staggered, two-year terms. Ye will serve from June 2006 through June 2008.
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<p>Since there are more people in China than anywhere else, I don't think he is a "Minority" in Global Terms. :)</p>
<p>One of the first Cornell Student Trustees back in the 1970's was Gordon G Chang.
<a href="http://www.gordonchang.com/information.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.gordonchang.com/information.htm</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_G._Chang%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_G._Chang</a></p>
<p>wasn't the President of the Student Body Council Black, Kwame Something.
Yea Cornell has had a few minority leaders. The president of the smaller business fraternity is Asian, and remember Asian is also a minority in Cornell and this country. And I believe that's a big step for Asians, they don't get much recognition in this country.</p>
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Ya that's def not true. The president of the US is going to be black or a woman
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<p>Women are the majority, not the minority ;)</p>
<p>women in power are a minority. women in a lot of places in this world are a minority</p>
<p>The 2007 Senior Class President was a black guy named Eddy Gumbs.</p>