While many have hailed the passage of health care reform in the House (H.R. 3692), much anger remains after the passage of a last-minute amendment, the Stupak Amendment. Pushed for heavily by Catholic bishops, this amendment greatly restricts the use of federal funding for abortion.

While one obviously does not have to be Catholic or even religious to oppose abortion, Catholics, other Christians (including this Lutheran) and many other religious people were concerned that they may end up funding abortions with their taxes in flagrant contradiction of their religious beliefs.

Olamide Williams ’10 told The Sun yesterday that he would be stepping down from his position as executive vice president of the Student Assembly. The decision is a result of a breach of S.A. charter, which mandates that the vice president should not miss more than three meetings consecutively, and that six missed meetings in total result in a removal from office.

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The Real World: for some it’s a pretty terrible reality television show on MTV, for others its life after Cornell, for others it’s the state of being they realize when they’re not heavily intoxicated after a long night at Johnny O’s. But regardless, the Real World is coming, and none of us can stop it. (Unless, that is, you are Hiro Nakamura).

Lynah Rink is small enough that someone leading a cheer in Section E can be identified and personally complimented by a discerning fan in Section B in the hallway in between periods. That’s probably the greatest thing about Lynah. So when it was announced that the Big Red was to embrace the Big Apple and battle Boston University at Madison Square Garden in a 2007 debut, we all had big expectations.

The Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Elmira Mangum as Cornell’s vice president for budget and planning on Wednesday.

Caught in the ever-looming presence of global warming, audience members last night in Phillips Hall were treated to a presentation on successful sustainability projects in the Ithaca community.

One morning in 1916, workers were excavating the foundation for a new auto shop on State Street. In addition to rocks and dirt, their plow hit something a bit unexpected.

As they continued digging and removing mud and debris from the strange objects, they became horrified. It was a complete skeleton and two additional skulls.

After a close loss to Duquesne in its season opener Friday night, the women’s basketball team celebrated an 81-54 victory over Ithaca College on Sunday in Newman Arena. Thanks in large part to an aggressive Cornell offense, the Red was able to keep its lead over the Bombers throughout the entire game.

Despite a valiant team effort, this past Friday the 13th turned out to be an unlucky day for women’s basketball. The Red battled through four quarters of intense play against Duquesne University; but ultimately, Cornell was forced to watch its established lead fade away in the final minutes. The final result: a 74-69 loss at the hands of the Dukes.

Retired Prof. Leo Gruenfeld, industrial and labor relations and a Holocaust survivor, was 11 years old and living in Berlin on Nov. 9, 1938 when Kristallnacht, known as the Night of Broken Glass, began.