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The Student Assembly opened its 2026-2027 term on Thursday by electing committee chairs, adopting new standing rules and outlining plans to increase member accountability and student engagement.
Zachary Stephens is a 5th-year architecture student in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. He can be reached at zis6@cornell.edu.
Cornell is a place where you can find many interesting characters: the Cornell Batman, the students who skinned a bear in their dorm kitchen and that guy who dances everywhere he goes around campus, to name a few. Some of these people rise to fame on campus, whether on purpose, like in Batman’s case, or by accident, as in the case of the young hunters. Sometimes these people are loved by all. At other times, they are neither loved nor hated. However, it is rare, if not unheard of, for a student to descend into such universal infamy.
This week the world mourns Dolly Parton, the legendary, rhinestone-studded country artist who heralded in a new era for female singers and performers by exemplifying what it means to build yourself from the ground up. As shock ripples across the world, hers is the name on everybody’s tongue, and everyone is suddenly discovering which of their friends are into country music. Parton passed away on Aug. 25 after a brief battle with cancer, the details of which her family has elected not to share. Instead, her nephew, Bryan Seaver, posted a short, somber video on Instagram announcing her death and reflecting on her fortitude and humility. “Dolly was a farmer, just like her daddy,” he said. “He farmed the soil, she farmed songs and happiness.” Flags will fly at half-mast this week in her honor as the world pays tribute to the Queen of Country whose spirit lingers as delicately as the last chord of a bluegrass ballad.
Over 40 demonstrators gathered outside Day Hall at noon on Monday to urge the University administration to divest from weapons manufacturers that provide arms for Israel.
Another school year begins and Cornell’s campus is flooded once more with routine talk of hometowns and majors crowding Class of 2030’s North Campus. The beginning of college life for the Class of 2030 is shaped by Ithaca in its busy season. Double-parked cars, Collegetown Bagels crowds, packed buses, Orientation week Eddy Street — an overwhelmingly (and excitingly) loud atmosphere that returning Cornellians have become accustomed to. Though I’ve done it smoothly twice before, coming back to this resonance of Ithaca gave me whiplash. Having an Ithaca summer will do that to you.
A Pinterest board for a college fall semester can tell you the tale of study dates at a café, beautiful cardigans and the shades of autumn paving your way to class. Cornell’s campus knows a similar story: coffee chats, Apple Fest in the Commons and sunsets on Libe Slope. However, college students understand the fall semester also brings change, discomfort and growth.
After three decades of teaching and renowned global research impact, Prof. Robert Howarth, ecology and evolutionary biology, will retire in December.
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article was published prematurely, before editing was complete. This version reflects the author’s original argument in full, with citations and language finalized during editing.
All first-year undergraduate students at Cornell will be enrolled in the University’s newly-developed AI Critical Literacy Program after its Spring 2026 launch, according to the Cornell Chronicle.
The TCAT looks a little different during move-in and our first week of classes...
Devices charged and bags packed, Cornellians start a bright new semester.
Happy fall! We are undoubtedly in the most exciting month of the year — August, which practically marks the beginning of fall. Unfortunately, we have been deeply conditioned to associate this season with relentless Gilmore Girls snippets plastered all over our explore pages.
Throughout this academic year, hundreds of games will be played by our hometown heroes, the Red. Sports, both indoor and outdoor, spanning the fall, winter and spring will continue to define Cornell’s rich athletic history in the most renowned amateur athletic conference in the United States, the Ivy League.
From 2000 to 2019, with four exceptions, every subsequent year's worldwide total box office was higher than the previous year. The combined total earnings of every theatrical release makes up the worldwide total box office, a figure that was $13.8 billion in 2000 and $39.1 billion in 2019.
School superlatives are an age-old tradition, but, at Cornell, these personality assignments are certainly unique. With the first day of class upon us, here are some Cornell-themed superlatives assigned to my favorite fictional characters! Each of these characters were picked based on their core traits in the show, movie or book they are from.
Class of 2030 — welcome to your first day of class! You’ve just completed a week full of orientation events, but I bet none of them introduced you to the real Cornell.
A lot of freshmen put major pressure on themselves to find their best friends or perfect their routines during Orientation Week. As an introvert, just hearing this expectation sends a chill down my spine. After what some would call the hell of O-Week — socializing with randoms and setting up plans you know aren't going to happen for the following week — someone like me might become scared of the friendless possibilities of the next four years. Good thing I’m here to tell you that the world doesn't end after O-Week. The first week of classes can be the perfect time to make new friends and find your groove here at Cornell.
After returning from trips, internships and hopefully a little relaxation, it’s time to bid farewell to summer and lock back into high gear for the academic rat race ahead. Starting with the Add/Drop period and ending with final exams, learning at Cornell often feels like a marathon run in frantic sprints from weekend to weekend. The obstacle course: Cornell’s libraries, study rooms and dorms transformed into the “dukedom large enough” of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Former standout forward AK Okereke ’25 signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on June 24 following the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Draft. Okereke is the second Cornell basketball alumnus to make the NBA since 2012, joining his former teammate Chris Mañon ’24, who signed a two-way contract with the Lakers in 2025.
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