| This is what institutional racism looks like. The university wants to increase the odds that students “of colour” die. |
Or, to put it more accurately, white students are required to get a flu vaccination.
Most white students, anyway. If you’re Caucasian, you must obtain a medical or religious exemption in order to opt out.
Meanwhile, all "Black," "Indigenous" and other students of color are allowed to cite their racial identity — or a medical or religious reason — as a cause for exemption from the Ivy League school’s requirement.
"Students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color (BIPOC) may have personal concerns about fulfilling the Compact requirements based on historical injustices and current events," Cornell’s website reads.