The Ithacan

Accuracy • Independence • Integrity

One of the club’s main goals is to provide a platform for students to engage in difficult — yet rewarding — conversations.

Attempting to politicize science by saying one political ideology has a monopoly on it, however, goes too far.

“Silence is deadly,” Edwards said. “Society often believes that silence is consensus. When people don’t speak up, then the majority are driven by the minority opinion.”