The recent news that the Cornell Alumni Association shared the personal information of thousands of alumni with Chase angered alumni, but ultimately the CAA's misstep was not in making the deal with Chase, but with failing to tell its members about the deal.

The recent publicity surrounding the Cornell Alumni Association’s release of the names and addresses of nearly 200,000 alumni to Chase Bank as part of a $6.3 million contract has left some alumni disappointed with the organization.

 Humanity has practiced and developed medicine for over 4,000 years, and its oath of responsibility, Primum non nocere, is “First, do no harm.” At his recent lecture, Dr. Bernard Shapiro '52, who has served his community for 38 years as a family physician, advocated for the significance of primary care physicians. He said that an essential way of fostering the doctor-patient relationship is by being a rational thinker - one who truly understands the patient.  However, he believes changes to the American Health Care System may interfere with the doctor-partient relationship.

Four Cornell alumni walked down the “Big Red” carpet to victory Sunday night at the 2010 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. 

Cornell’s alumni comprise a long list of television personalities. From Carl Sagan and Spencer Wells to Bill Nye, these personalities transformed modern scientific knowledge into entertaining, informative television. The newest member in this group finds himself answering life’s greatest questions.

James Owen Perrine Ph.D. ‘21 will be buried in May with full military honors for his service in World War I.

Alumni hip-hop sensations Jeremy Dussolliet ’09 and Tim Sommers ’10, now better known by the monikers Kinetics & One Love, sit down with The Sun to talk about Cornell housing, their hit chorus on "Airplanes" and rapping with your idols. Be sure to check out Dussolliet's freestyle at the end of the conversation.

Last Friday, artist James Siena '79 was awarded Eissner Artist of the year. At The Johnson Museum, Siena spoke about his work (currently exhibited at the museum) and his experience at Cornell.

If Rep. Mark Kirk’s ’81 (R.-Ill.) six percent lead over Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias holds in the race for the Illinois Senate seat currently held by Sen. Roland W. Burris (D.-Ill.), Kirk will join a short list of Cornell graduates that have earned spots in the more selective branch of Congress.

Charitable donations at Cornell have increased in the past year, making Cornell the third highest fundraising institution in the nation behind Stanford and Harvard, according to the Council for Aid to Education.