Holding Onto Fall at Cornell: Student Mementos of the Season

By Savannah Sandhaus

YORK | ‘The Mastermind’: Reflections on an Art Heist

No film this year has received promotion quite as perfect as The Mastermind; a film about an art heist carried out in broad daylight,  released less than a week after the Louvre art theft, setting the world ablaze. Audiences in the mood for a classic heist film à la Ocean's Eleven won’t find the thrills they’re looking for in The Mastermind. What Kelly Reichardt offers is much deeper — the portrait of an aimless man, certain he’s destined for something greater, but unable to find a way out.

The Louvre Heist and Colonization: The French Side of Reels

It’s exhilarating to watch a thief infiltrate the world’s largest museum with brains, heart and grit — fans of Lupin know the feeling. But witnessing it happen in real life, with much less toil, is its own cultural breeding ground. When four suspects arrived at 9:30 a.m. to the Galerie d’Apollon, the home of the French Crown Jewels, they catalyzed a polarizing discourse on French social media, one that raises important questions about the right to preserve culture in the colonized world. 

SOLAR FLARE | Searching for Stars in Upstate New York

Like many kids growing up in East Coast suburbia, I spent my formative summers in the Adirondacks — swimming, hiking, charring marshmallows and singing poorly by bonfires. So when my dear friend invited me to her aunt’s Lake George lakehouse over fall break, how could I say no?

Cornell Volleyball Beats Columbia in Four Sets to Sweep Season Series

During the Mardi Gras season, it is very common to overhear crowds of people in New Orleans,  saying, “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” which roughly translates to “let the good times roll.” 

Cross Country Remembers John Reif ’86 at Annual Memorial Race

Cross country gathered under gloomy skies and howling wind to run a 5K at the Moakley Course on Friday. There was no grand strategy, no high-stakes battle against an Ivy League rival and not even a bitter struggle near the finish line. The race wasn’t even scored. 

Cornell Ranks Second-Highest Ivy in Year-to-Date Federal Lobbying Spending Following Q3 Filing

Cornell has continued a costly year in Washington, reporting $240,000 in federal lobbying expenditures for the third quarter of 2025, according to its latest filing with the U.S. Senate.

‘AI Won’t Replace the University’: What Cornell Professors Have to Say About Artificial Intelligence on Campus

The recent rise in widespread AI usage has made professors throughout the University rethink what AI looks like within their classrooms and for their respective fields. Four University professors from different departments shared their revised policies for AI, giving The Sun their thoughts on how AI is affecting education and what to potentially do about it. 

10/27/2025 Mini

Power Play Strikes Big as No. 5 Women’s Hockey Shuts Down Dartmouth

Coming off a commanding win versus Harvard to start ECAC play, No. 5 women’s hockey extended its season-opening win streak to four with a 5-0 win over Dartmouth. 

Men’s Hockey Concludes Preseason With 5-4 Win Over U.S. NTDP

Sixteen years ago, a crop of future NHL talent hit the ice at Lynah Rink for an exhibition matchup between Cornell and the United States Under-18 National Team. Players like Brandon Saad (an eventual two-time Stanley Cup champion), Jason Zucker, Bryan Rust and other eventual stars helped eke out a 3-2 win over the Red.

The Board of Trustees Commemorates the Deaths of Two Emeritus Trustees

The Board of Trustees gathered for the open meeting portion of the 75th Trustee-Council Annual Meeting and paid tribute to the deaths of Harold Tanner ’52 and Peter Ten Eyck II ’60, both former Emeritus Trustees on Friday. 

Pro-Palestine Protesters Call for Divestment from Weapons Manufacturers Outside Trustees Dinner

Nearly 45 pro-Palestine protesters gathered around the entrance of Barton Hall on Friday evening as the Trustee-Council Annual Meeting reception and dinner were held inside. Through chants, banners and impassioned speeches, the crowd called for the University to divest from weapons manufacturers connected to the war in Gaza.

Professor, Author Sandhya Shukla ’88 Discusses ‘Cross-Culturalism’ in Harlem, New York

Sandhya Shukla ’88, a professor of English and American Studies at the University of Virginia, presented her ideas of “Cross-Culturalism” on Thursday afternoon in Goldwin Smith Hall. 

Football Takes Double-Overtime Victory Over Brown After 11-Point Comeback

Football’s game this Saturday was shaping up to be characterized by unrealized possibilities. 

PREVIEW: Men’s Hockey Set to Take the Ice Against United States National Team Development Program

After a season-opening 7-2 scrimmage win against the Czech University Selects that saw seven unique goal scorers light the lamp for men’s hockey, the Red is set to host the United States Under-18 National Team Development Program.

Five Players Score as No. 5 Women’s Hockey Opens ECAC and Ivy Campaign With Win

Five different players scored and five more notched an assist as women’s hockey opened up its ECAC title defense with a 5-2 win over Harvard. 

No. 5 Women’s Hockey Hits the Road to Open ECAC and Ivy League Schedule

Last season, women’s hockey lost only three games away from Lynah Rink. The Red’s first road loss was a 2-1 defeat in the second game of the season against Mercyhurst and the two other defeats came at the hands of Ohio State, in the early-season Ice Breaker Tournament and in the Frozen Four. 

PREVIEW: Football Looks to Continue Strong Play Against Brown

After a sorely-needed win against Bucknell last weekend, a victory against Brown (3-2, 0-2 Ivy) could be the catalyst needed to turn around what was looking to be a forgettable season for the Red (1-4, 0-2 Ivy), who is currently tied for last place in the Ivy League.

Cornell Hyperloop Mathematically Models Magnetic Levitation Technology

Five members of the Cornell Hyperloop project team competed at the 2025 Hyperloop Global Conference, hosted at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, this past summer.