At 5 p.m. every night, The Sun’s editors gather in Zeus atrium or our downtown Ithaca office to meticulously refine the grammar, angles and sourcing of dozens of articles until daylight breaks. Our writers craft features to make our audience’s days a little brighter and stay on call to cover breaking news for our around-the-clock coverage.
We diligently commit to this work not for monetary or professional gain but out of a genuine and unyielding passion to inform and engage with our readers.
Since 1880, The Sun has remained fiercely independent. We retain no financial or editorial ties to the University, answering to no one but you — our readers. Our independence serves as a crucial example of what a newspaper should look like in an era where journalists’ voices are beholden to the whim of billionaire owners and challenged by a hostile federal government.
This Giving Day, we ask for your support to ensure The Sun continues to thrive. Your contributions to our Thursday, March 13 Giving Day campaign help sustain our newsroom, fund essential multimedia equipment and most importantly keep our coverage accessible to the Cornell and greater Ithaca community.
For nearly a century and a half, The Sun has been a platform for accountability, a catalyst for pivotal conversations and a bridge connecting the campus community. With your support, we can continue to fund that mission for generations to come, keeping The Sun doing what it does best — shining.
— Julia Senzon
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Julia Senzon is a member of the Class of 2026 in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She is the editor-in-chief of the 143rd Editorial Board and was the managing editor of the 142nd Editorial Board. She can be reached at jsenzon@cornellsun.com or 908-672-3047.
