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Cornell University has implemented a new policy prohibiting the processing of wild game in community kitchens. This rule follows an incident where students filmed themselves butchering a bear in a dormitory kitchen.

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Cornell bans bear butchering after students carved up creature in dorm kitchen Cornell University has added a new rule banning the processing of wild game in school kitchens months after two students went viral for carving up a bear in a dormitory kitchen.

Why it matters

"Processing wild/game animals in community kitchens is strictly prohibited," the school's new policy reads.

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Cornell University has implemented a new policy prohibiting the processing of wild game in community kitchens. This rule follows an incident where students filmed themselves butchering a bear in a dormitory kitchen.

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Claim 1: “"Processing wild/game animals in community kitchens is strictly prohibited," the school's new policy reads.”
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Multiple sources explicitly quote the new policy language as 'Processing wild/game animals in community kitchens is strictly prohibited,' noting it was added to the Community Living Standards.
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web search NEUTRAL — Administrators at Cornell University recently implemented a new policy that bars students from processing game in campus residential halls—specifically communal kitchens.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/08/05/c…
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web search NEUTRAL — The change to the Community Living Standards policy is listed under a section about keeping shared kitchens “in a clean and sanitary condition.” “Processing wild/game animals in community kitchens is …
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/08/10/cornell-bans-proce…
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web search NEUTRAL — ‘Processing wild/game animals is strictly prohibited’: Cornell updates kitchen rules after students skin bear in dorm.Cornell has updated its Community Living Standards to specifically prohibit studen…
https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/processing-wild-game-anim…
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Claim 2: “two students went viral for carving up a bear in a dormitory kitchen”
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Three independent web sources report that two students gained attention/went viral for butchering/skinning a black bear in a communal dormitory kitchen.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cornell Notes system (also Cornell note-taking system, Cornell method, Cornell way or just Cornell notes) is a note-taking system devised in the 1950s by Walter Pauk, an education professor at Cor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Notes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cornell University ( korr-NEHL) is a private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_University
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Weill Cornell Medicine (; officially Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University), originally Cornell University Medical College, is the medical school of Cornell University, locat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weill_Cornell_Medicine
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Claim 3: “Cornell University has added a new rule banning the processing of wild game in school kitchens”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Cornell University implemented a ban on processing wild game in community/dormitory kitchens following a specific incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cornell University (/ kɒrˈnɛl / korr-NEHL) is a private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. [4] The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Corne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_University
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web search NEUTRAL — Cornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than…
https://www.cornell.edu/
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web search NEUTRAL — Cornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than…
https://www.cornell.edu/about/
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