Ithaca attorney Leslie Danks Burke announced her candidacy Wednesday for the congressional seat in New York State’s 22nd District, which is currently held by Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.). Hinchey, who has served in Congress for 18 years, said in January that he would not seat reelection.

Tony Montgomery ’13 explores the major flaw of Republican candidates in this year’s race for the White House.

After a disappointing turnout campaigning for the New Hampshire Republican primaries over break, Cornell Republicans back on campus are preparing to mobilize for the election year.

Following a year of changes to the Greek system that have garnered national attention, the three branches — the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Letter Council — elected their new leaders this week.

Sun Associate Editor Tony Manfred '11 calls on the Student Assembly to take their role on campus more seriously.

All three branches of Cornell’s Greek system held elections for their respective governing bodies this week.

The Sun asked three professors to offer their thoughts on how three important issues will impact the elections this Tuesday.

As the midterm elections inch closer, the post-2008 political hangover still lingers over youth voter turnout.

After a full week of uncertainty regarding the selection of a replacement for former At-Large Rep. Olamide Williams ‘10, Student Assembly President Rammy Salem ‘10 announced at yesterday’s S.A. meeting that the vacant seat would be filled by former University Assembly Rep. Andrew Brokman ‘11 — and so the meeting began with Brokman’s Oath of Office.

November marks a series of changes in Greek leadership on Cornell’s campus. The Panhellenic Council elected its officers for 2010 on Nov. 1 and the Intrafraternity Council elected its executive board in a two-part election on Nov. 11 and Nov. 18.