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Ithaca won $10 million in state funding for downtown developments, Walter Mosley, the New York Secretary of State, announced at the Ithaca Downtown Convention Center on Thursday afternoon.
How do we choose to remember tragedy? Are we even capable of it when time has passed and the people who lived through it are gone? Every year on April 24, Armenians all over the world gather to remember the tragedy that took place in the year 1915, when the Ottoman government issued orders to carry out the mass deportations and killings of its Armenian citizens. In every Armenian there is a desire to remember and convey the events of this tragedy, one which the current Turkish government denies to this day.
As the end of the semester approaches and prelims and incoming deadlines draw near, I went to see the #OpenToWork concert by the Mediocre Melodies. Amid the frenzy of the semester, Mediocre Melodies promised a night of ‘average’ a cappella, full of laughs — the perfect combination of comedy and music to lighten your swamped schedule.
Who doesn’t love a good gamble? It’s like exercise, flooding your brain with high levels of dopamine. That just so happens to be the neurological response to alcoholism and substance abuse as well, but for some reason betting and gambling are much more socially acceptable and widely promoted. Instead of Drug Abuse Resistance Education and ads comparing vaping to metal monsters, gambling addictions are instead supported with new, easily accessible platforms like DraftKings and FanDuel, allowing for online bets to be placed on sports games. Long gone are the old days of personal, tangible gambling with exciting horse races and vibrant Las Vegas casinos. Now, in the advent of predictive marketplaces like Kalshi and Polymarket, not only are the participants of these platforms at additional risk compared to typical gambling sites, but the industries which they bet on are as well.
Two Cornellians, Cherie Animashaun ’27 and Priya Abiram ’26, were awarded the Her Campus e.l.f.ing Amazing 22 Under 22 Class of 2026 award on March 26. The award showcases 22 graduating college women who are young changemakers in their respective fields, including advocacy and public policy, entrepreneurship and environment and STEM.
Bryan Kim ’27 is a junior studying mechanical engineering in the Duffield College of Engineering. He can be contacted at bjk228@cornell.edu.
I think we’re all in a Big Time Rush right about now; it’s just that point in the semester. Still, it’s important to take time for ourselves amid the mountains of work, and the way a friend of mine chooses to do that is by watching kids’ television and movies. Don’t get it twisted, though — this is the majority of what she watches all the time. For a movie night, how about some Cloud 9? Want to sing along to something? Forget Wicked, put on Teen Beach Movie or Descendants. You may be chuckling, but I think she’s onto something here. Watching childhood TV movies from Disney and shows like Victorious, iCarly and Big Time Rush from Nickelodeon takes me back to a simpler, significantly less stressful time — a valuable feeling when I’m staring down the barrel of finals week; that being said, I unironically listen to the music of Big Time Rush all year round, similar to my friend. And why would I be listening to it any other way? Big Time Rush’s music is — also unironically — really good. So, I’ve decided to dedicate this Test Spin to their 2010 debut album BTR, and end this semester the same way I started it: by listening to some boy band bangers.
The night of April 19, the all-female a cappella group Hearsay performed their annual spring concert, and in doing so, gave the audience a sample of the breathtaking vocal talent here at Cornell. Their close-knit community, genuine attitude and dedication to the craft all shone through, making for a truly memorable experience and a reminder of this school’s a cappella prowess.
After close to eight months of work, the Provost’s Committee on the Future of the American University released a set of preliminary documents this week that articulate core principles and emerging understandings that are meant to guide a broader community conversation about Cornell University’s path forward. We now look to you, the Cornell community, to let us know where you agree and disagree.
In December 2025, Opinion columnists Leah Badawi '27, Paul Caruso, MPA, and Lali Tobin, MPA, published "One to Rule Them All", a column which criticised The Sun Editorial Board's annual endorsement of Student Assembly candidates.
We’ve all done it, or at least thought about doing it: tagging. It can take any number of forms, from bubble letters on the sides of buildings to symbols of protest on statues to doodling on your desk in the Olin Library stacks. Tagging is the most localized, accessible form of public expression, even if the tag in question means nothing in particular. The very act of tagging, classified as “making graffiti” by New York State law, can land you jail time and a fine; just in tagging anything at all, you’re making a statement against order. If you want to take a Marxist lens to it, you could be making a statement against the inviolability of private property. No matter the approach, the common thread between any tag is its disregard for the order of a space in which one found it. It’s a uniquely human thing to want to leave a mark on any space in which you enter, and tagging is the epitome of that.
Anyone interested in the horror genre will have heard of the original Faces of Death. Framed as a real documentary, the 1978 film compiled a mix of actual footage and staged recreations, all depicting death and gore. Before the internet provided easy access to all kinds of violent content, Faces of Death was entirely unique. Faces of Death became a kind of mythologized cult classic, and the rumors surrounding it were perhaps more interesting than the film itself. The film is a complete product of its time, representing an urge to witness violence that couldn’t be quelled by a simple internet search. So, when it was announced that Daniel Goldhaber would be directing a new take on the Faces of Death series, I was interested to see how he would bring an older phenomenon into the digital age. While Goldhaber is definitely successful at creating an entertaining film, Faces of Death (2026), unfortunately, ends up falling into the tropes and story beats of every other modern slasher, keeping this reboot from becoming truly great.
Crushes on celebrities have been a standard in pop culture. From Beatlemania in the ‘60s to One Directioners in the 2010s, people like to love celebrities. There’s almost this thrill that comes through admiring someone from a distance, someone rich and famous. I think celebrity crushes are partially based on the mystery around the person, as you don’t actually know them and therefore cannot have an accurate gauge of understanding how they truly are. That allows the crush to take more of a fictional element, allowing the admirer to impose a certain persona onto the celebrity.
Nicolas Jaimes ’27 began his spring semester in Amman, Jordan as part of an Arabic-immersion program called CET Jordan. But after nearby military strikes raised safety concerns, Jaimes was forced to return to the U.S. on March 5.
In an executive committee meeting on April 9, the Tompkins County Board of Health unanimously adopted a resolution enforcing a $40,000 penalty against Asteri Ithaca for violating orders regarding safety and sanitary concerns issued in January.
Does size matter? The age old question. For some, length doesn’t compare to factors such as girth and motion. For others, a big dick is needed. If you consider yourself aligned with the latter half of people who need a larger asset to fulfill pleasure, ‘Catching print’ might be for you.
On Sunday, The Callbaxx, one of Cornell’s female a cappella groups, held their spring concert, Thanxx for the Music, inspired by the musical film Mamma Mia! As the graduating seniors’ final large performance with the group, the concert was vibrant and emotional. The group’s talent was clear, from the vocals and song arrangements to the choreography and stage presence.
Dana Stangel-Plowe ’92 is the Chief Program Officer at NAVI, the North American Values Institute. She can be contacted at dana@navivalues.org.
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