At 5 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2024 at Buffalo Street Books in downtown Ithaca, Miklos Mattyasovszky and Sam Samakande of the Cornell MFA in Creative Writing program could be seen reciting their…
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Who Are Cornell’s Trustees? A Breakdown by Industry, Position Level
Cornell’s Board of Trustees has sweeping power over University affairs, from choosing the president to green-lighting the creation of new colleges. Of the trustees, 28.8 percent work in the financial industry, according…
‘When We Fight, We Win’: Cornell’s UAW Chapter Rallies Following Successful Strike Authorization Vote
Hundreds of people — including members and supporters of United Auto Workers Local 2300 — which represents approximately 1,200 custodians, cooks, food service workers and mechanics and other employees at Cornell —…
Cornell’s UAW Chapter Authorized to Strike During Move-In Week if University Fails to Meet Demands
United Auto Workers Local 2300 — the union that represents approximately 1,200 Cornell dining, custodial, maintenance and other workers — voted Aug. 15 to authorize a strike that could start Monday, Aug….
Cornell’s UAW Chapter Holds Vote on Strike Authorization for Move-In Week
Update, Aug. 15, 10:30 p.m.: UAW workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. View The Sun’s coverage on the vote outcome here. Workers at Cornell who have organized under the United Auto…
From ‘Shantytown’ to the ‘Liberated Zone’: Cornell’s History of Encampments
From the Willard Straight Hall takeover in 1969 during parents’ weekend to the Latino Students’ takeover of Day Hall in 1993, civil disobedience has been an integral part of Cornell’s past. On…
Cornell’s Mineral Interest on Indigenous Wisconsin Land Harms Pipe-Making Tradition, Ojibwe Knowledge-Keeper Says
When Rick St. Germaine was a young boy growing up in the Lac Courte Oreilles Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) community of Northern Wisconsin, he saw bundles of pipe-making tools decorating the walls of the…
A History of Dragon Day, Cornell’s Rowdiest 100-Year-Old Tradition
Dragon Day is a cherished tradition at Cornell University that students say fosters a sense of creativity, camaraderie and community. Every year on the day before spring break, first-year architecture students parade…
Cornell’s CHESS Lab Receives $20 Million Grant For XLEAP, New High-Intensity X-ray
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced on Feb. 13 that the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source has received a $20 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will be used…
Undergraduates Argue Against Cornell’s Restriction on Cross-College Double Majors
Eva Pérez ’27 originally opted to study biology within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences rather than the College of Arts and Sciences due to qualifying for CALS in-state tuition, which…