<p>i mean i have heard a lot of "bad" things about cornell. well i dont believe most of it, but anyways here is what i have read or heard:</p>
<p>the student body isnt friendly. full of snobbish rich brats.
too conservative. lots of homophobes.</p>
<p>also, does the campus mag spew tonnes of rascist remarks..(i read that in a thread over here) ..</p>
<p>cornell and jhu are my top choices. so far, i am leaning towards jhu...( dont mind but it sounds more friendly and a better university to be in) </p>
<p>so, am i misinformed?? ( some of you here actually confirmed my fears...and i am not taking about arjun shankar prakash...:D)</p>
<p>I think the campus mag that spews the racist remarks is very non-indicative of what Cornell's student body is like. When I went to visit, they were nothing but friendly and it was a very warm atmosphere.</p>
<p>Cornell is liberal. I have not heard any racist remarks whatsoever. You can actually get severely punished for saying racist things to another person. The student body is extremely friendly.</p>
<p>There's no way Cornell can be considered conservative. For example, I'm pretty liberal about most things, yet I was shocked when I saw a very graphic display promoting safe sex (i.e. detailed images on how to put on a condom) in the bulletin board on my floor. Cornell even put up these really ugly arches that supposedly promoted diversity...
There are a bunch of rich snobs, however, but I'll bet you'll find them at JHU as well (it seems like all elite universities have a lot of these).</p>
<p>Cornell is extremely liberal both in terms of the student body and the faculty. If you are talking about the Cornell American and Review, those are worthless pieces of trash that no one reads.</p>
<p>"Cornell is liberal. I have not heard any racist remarks whatsoever."
What the hell does being politically liberal have to do with racist remarks? Look at Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV). He's certainly liberal and hes certainly rascist.
I'd like to get this off my chest: just because you say you're a liberal, that does not make you (nor does it prevent you from being) a) intelligent b) open minded c) well informed d) smarter or somehow above the president. Everyone in our society likes to pretend that they're a liberal because it makes them look enlightened in some sort of shallow way. Also, people love calling George Bush an idiot because, after all, he is rich, economically successful and a Yale graduate. So if one can pretend to see the stupidity in someone that accomplished, that must make them a real rocket scientist. </p>
<p>"full of snobbish rich brats. too conservative." The Republican Party (generally speaking, the conservative party) is no longer the party of the rich. The richest states in the country, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, and Maryland all vote Democratic. By contrast, the poorest states such as Alabama, Mississippi vote Republican. How can we continue to pretend the Democratic Party is the party of the working class?</p>
<p>Ermmm....so how safe is it exactly for coloreds? For example when I was staying in London, there had come a time when the BNP and white Front had their own radio stations in which they threatened to massacre South Asians. One of my friends got mugged and beaten up by a couple of skinheads.
I know racism's defintiely there but to what extent is it? Also do people hold outsourcing against us?</p>
<p>pugachev... asking whether or not a university is liberal in no way asks if everyone is a Democrat... that is hardly the case... liberal/conservative does not automatically translate to Dem/Reps.</p>
<p>but since you've brought partisan politics into the mix, I have some comments about your post. Just because someone disagrees with the president and his policies and feels the need to voice an opinion doesn't make him feel he's "above" anyone... and you speak about president bush like he's some sort of self made man, when that certainly isn't the case. You also talk about the United States as if all the wealth is concentrated in the north... that certainly is not true. To say the Republican party is no longer the party of the rich is just incorrect. There are plenty of wealthy business executives that donate to and vote for the Republican party. You'd be better off judging what parties stand for by their actual platforms anyway.
I'm not saying the Democratic party is flawless (it most certainly is not), but since we're pointing out contradictions in party policies, how come the Republican party is the one that has always advocated for government's minimal role in daily life, but it is now advocating legislation on personal issues such as abortion and gay marriage rights?
Sorry for ranting off topic...</p>
<p>back to the main subject here:
I've always heard great things about Cornell. Sure there are always going to be rich snobs... it is the Ivy league afterall. That's kind of unavoidable, but everyone I've known there has been great and said great things.</p>
<p>and Havaldaar, I think you'll find that at most Ivy-caliber universities, students embrace the diversity of the student body, and racism is a very minimal issue.</p>
<p>By your logic, the Democratic Party must also be the party of the educated, as these are the states where the percentage of adults with a bachelor's degree is highest.</p>
<p>You cannot describe a party based on the populace that votes with it. A party is described based on its platform, and the platform of the Republican Party is most certainly the wealthy man's platform. The fact that the poorest states vote Republican is one of the greatest anomalies of recent history.</p>