Teh One Who Knocks
05-05-2021, 10:10 AM
By Dom Calicchio | Fox News
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A rock-climbing course at an Ivy League university in New York state has now been opened to all students after critics complained about racial segregation, according to a report.
The so-called "BIPOC" course at Cornell University was initially available only to students who were Black, Indigenous or represented other "people of color" groups, the Cornell Daily Sun reported.
But media reports portraying the course as banning White students – as well as complaints posted on Reddit -- prompted the university to lift enrollment restrictions, the report said.
The rock-climbing course "is designed to enable Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian or other people of color underrepresented in the sport of rock-climbing to learn the sport and to feel included and supported," a course description reads. "The class is open to all Cornell students interested in rock climbing with this special focus."
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John Carberry, a university spokesman, said the class remains tailored for underrepresented groups but enrollment is open to all students.
"We encourage any student who is interested to take advantage of the unique opportunities across campus to learn from and with the many diverse perspectives and voices across campus," Carberry told the Daily Sun.
Students interviewed by the paper seemed supportive of the class, noting that Cornell offered several other rock-climbing courses in addition to the one focused on BIPOC students.
"Hearing people complain about this class, saying it’s taking away from our White peers, is laughable and frustrating," student Thomas Gambra told the paper.
Meanwhile, course instructors have received guidance on how to discuss with students the criticism the initial course offering received, the Daily Sun reported.
https://i.imgur.com/qRezKPsl.jpg
A rock-climbing course at an Ivy League university in New York state has now been opened to all students after critics complained about racial segregation, according to a report.
The so-called "BIPOC" course at Cornell University was initially available only to students who were Black, Indigenous or represented other "people of color" groups, the Cornell Daily Sun reported.
But media reports portraying the course as banning White students – as well as complaints posted on Reddit -- prompted the university to lift enrollment restrictions, the report said.
The rock-climbing course "is designed to enable Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian or other people of color underrepresented in the sport of rock-climbing to learn the sport and to feel included and supported," a course description reads. "The class is open to all Cornell students interested in rock climbing with this special focus."
https://i.imgur.com/mhvDkdXl.jpg
John Carberry, a university spokesman, said the class remains tailored for underrepresented groups but enrollment is open to all students.
"We encourage any student who is interested to take advantage of the unique opportunities across campus to learn from and with the many diverse perspectives and voices across campus," Carberry told the Daily Sun.
Students interviewed by the paper seemed supportive of the class, noting that Cornell offered several other rock-climbing courses in addition to the one focused on BIPOC students.
"Hearing people complain about this class, saying it’s taking away from our White peers, is laughable and frustrating," student Thomas Gambra told the paper.
Meanwhile, course instructors have received guidance on how to discuss with students the criticism the initial course offering received, the Daily Sun reported.