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Bjarke Ingels: BIG Poppa

Jackie Krasnoku...  —  Oct 5, 2011

Bjarke Ingels Group. BIG. Ingels founded it. Get it?

Kramer Tells All

Justin Zupnick  —  Sep 21, 2011

Legendary engineer Eddie Kramer talks The Beatles, Hendrix and a new book.

Margaret Atwood and the Importance of Voice

Ian Walker Sperber  —  Mar 31, 2011

The venerable Margaret Atwood comes to Statler Auditorium for a reading. The Sun was lucky enough to be in attendance.

Freudian Architecture

Jackie Krasnoku...  —  Mar 11, 2011

Peter Eisenman '54 discusses his theoretical approach to architecture, invoking Freud and the unconsciousness.

University and Community Groups Screen Film to Honor Author Zora Neale Hurston

Akane Otani  —  Feb 11, 2011

Several campus and community groups host a screening of Jump at the Sun to celebrate the life of legacy of author Zora Neale Hurston.

Former U.S. Ambassador Says Nukes No Longer Serve America's Interests

Kayla DeLeon  —  Dec 5, 2010

Richard Burt's ’69 lecture focused on the emergence of a new international system in which nuclear weapons could possibly be eliminated.

Rabbi Telushkin Discusses Significance of Hillel

Max Schindler  —  Oct 28, 2010

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin came to Cornell Wednesday evening as part of a ten-school national book tour for “Hillel: If Not Now, When?,” a detailed work on the importance of classical Rabbi Hillel in Jewish philosophy.

First Black Mayor of Trenton, N.J., Speaks About Challenges, Lessons

Joseph Niczky  —  Oct 7, 2010

Douglas Palmer spoke at Bradfield Hall on Wednesday, discussing his time as mayor of a racially-divided city.

Alternative Travel Expert Discusses New Sustainable Aircraft

Caitlin Parker  —  May 3, 2010

Michael Voorhees, CEO of Skylite Aeronautics, presented a lecture on the innovate new  "Geoship" on Friday, which saves energy and has less noise pollution than the average aircraft vehicle.

Hansen Clarifies Realities Of Global Climate Change

Tajwar Mazhar  —  Apr 20, 2010

Dr. James E. Hansen, head of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Science, arrived at Cornell Monday to discuss the imminent reality of climate change on Monday. Hansen, who has spent the last 30 years studying the reality of humans’ impact on climate change, spoke during the twelfth annual Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental annual lecture series.

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