Resolutions Pass on the Invitation of Alleged War Criminals, Cornell-Technion Partnership, Kotlikoff Speaks at Packed Student Assembly Meeting

President Michael Kotlikoff and Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, appeared before the Student Assembly Thursday evening amid a tense and crowded meeting in which students later debated two resolutions related to Cornell’s involvement with Technion and the invitation of alleged war criminals to campus — both of which ultimately passed by wide margins. 

Harvard Shocks No. 9 Men’s Hockey in Game One of ECAC Quarterfinals

Junior forward Jonathan Castagna has scored from that spot dozens of times in his career. 

Cornell Student Arrested for Firearm Possession Told Police He Bought Rifle to Shoot ICE ‘As a Last Resort’

Mateu Healey-Parera ’26, a Cornell student arrested on Saturday for possession of a weapon on Syracuse University’s campus, told a Syracuse Police Department officer that he purchased the rifle to protect himself against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to an affidavit written by SPD officer William Clayton and obtained by syracuse.com. 

FIRST THOUGHTS: Inside No. 9 Men’s Hockey’s Loss to Harvard to Open ECAC Quarterfinals

In game one of the ECAC quarterfinals, men’s hockey lost to Harvard in a home playoff meeting for the first time. After giving up the first goal of the game and heading into both the second and third periods in a deficit, the Red couldn’t crack the Crimson’s steady blueline to rally a comeback.

The Rumblings Before the Madness: An Analysis of the Ivy Madness Press Conferences

The Red, along with the rest of the Ivy Madness attendees, Yale, Harvard and Penn held press conferences and shootarounds on Friday morning.

The Sun Sports Quiz: Winter Sports Playoff Edition

It’s playoff time in Ithaca! Men’s hockey is opening its ECAC tournament defense by hosting rival Harvard at Lynah Rink, while men’s basketball takes on Yale in the first game of Ivy Madness. 

GUEST ROOM | Coming to Terms With American Universities

The Founding Fathers would be disappointed with  the state of our modern education. Thomas Jefferson believed that the republic’s survival depended on the vitality, virtue and intellect of its citizenry, famously declaring that “wherever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” Pulling from ideas in works such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Emile and John Locke’s Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Jefferson claimed that education ought to shape the soul of the citizen, building a sense of virtue and justice, civic responsibility and independent judgment.

CORNELL NOTES | No. 9 Men’s Hockey’s Title Defense Begins With Rival Harvard in ECAC Quarterfinals

Head coach Casey Jones ’90 couldn’t have drawn it up any better. 

BE OUR GUEST | Timothée Chalamet Won’t Save Art — Here’s Why You Should

Last week, four-time Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet — who has publicly pledged to be remembered as “one of the greats” — broke from the centuries-old precedent of interdisciplinary artistic solidarity. In a widely circulated snippet from his conversation at a CNN and Variety Town Hall Event, Chalamet derided the relevance of the longstanding artistic specialties of opera and ballet, opining that “no one cares about th[em] anymore.” Seemingly aware of his haughtiness, he closed his statement by adding that he “just lost 14 cents in viewership.” While Chalamet’s words are certainly an insult to the lifelong dedication of classical dance and operatic performers and their supporters, he is unfortunately right about one thing: The venerated arts are dying.  

Being Apolitical Doesn’t Exist: On Wim Wenders and Berlinale

“Every film is political. Most political of all are those that pretend not to be: ‘entertainment’ movies.” These are the words of renowned German filmmaker Wim Wenders in his 1988 book The Logic of Images. Yet, at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale), Wenders seems to have walked this back: “We [filmmakers] have to stay out of politics because if we make movies that are dedicatedly political, we enter the field of politics. But we are the counterweight of politics, we are the opposite of politics. We have to do the work of people, not the work of politicians.”

BY THE NUMBERS: A Look at Men’s Hockey’s Playoff History Against Harvard

For more information on this year's Cornell-Harvard playoff matchup, check out this week’s men's hockey Cornell Notes.

March 13, 2026 | Mini Crossword

‘Just Friends’ and the Line Between Literary Criticisms and Attacks

On March 3, influencer Haley Pham, known for her book content on YouTube and TikTok, published her debut novel, Just Friends. The cozy romance features Blair and Declan, childhood best friends who reconnect after years apart. After Blair’s great-aunt, who is essentially a second mother to her, enters hospice care, Blair returns to her hometown and begins working at Declan’s coffee shop. As they rekindle their friendship, they explore what it means to cope with grief and find love again after a miscommunication.

HATER FRIDAY | What Is Wrong With Contemporary Shakespeare?

In 2007, The Onion, a satirical newspaper, published an article titled “Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended.” Although the trend of time, place, gender and plot-bent Shakespeare feels like a modern Baz Luhrmann-esque phenomenon, the practice has been popular for at least half a century. The phenomenon, while broadly popular, has its critics. Yet this is not the most pressing problem with contemporary Shakespeare staging. The biggest problem facing contemporary Shakespeare is the indifference to the playwright’s original language and intentions, depriving the text of its precision and effectiveness.

Men’s Lightweight Rowing Begins ‘Phased Return’ After 34-Day Suspension

The men’s lightweight rowing team’s temporary suspension, announced 34 days ago, has been lifted with a “phased return,” announced by Cornell Athletics Director Nicki Moore in a Tuesday email to the Cornell rowing community. 

MAIA ON THE MIC | How I'm Bringing Whimsy Into My Life This Spring

I don’t know about you, but I have been feeling the weight of a mid-semester slump. Hard. This part of the semester never fails to show me that I need to learn how to regulate my emotions, as every prelim, presentation and minor inconvenience makes me question my entire existence. Even though I feel like you’re meant to learn the opposite in college, being a student at Cornell has conditioned me to strive for perfection — not just my best effort. 

PAO XXIII: Experiencing Cornell Bhangra’s Intoxicating Annual Showcase

Once again filling the vast arena of Barton Hall’s indoor track with pulsing music, flashing lights and a packed audience, the performances at PAO Bhangra XXIII were every bit as explosive as the name of the showcase implies. Hosted by Cornell Bhangra, this year’s annual celebration of Punjabi culture featured groups from across the nation: MIT Bhangra, Princeton Bhangra, Buffalo Bhangra, Binghamton Bhangra and Apna Virsa Academy — each with a unique performance, but the same glowing smiles.

PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball Seeks Ticket to March Madness

March basketball has arrived in Ithaca.

Inside Cornell’s Fashion Program

Cornell isn’t something that comes to mind when you think of fashion studies. Compared to fashion-concentrated college programs, like the Fashion Institute of Technology or Parsons School of Design, there is no Garment District or Ithaca Fashion Week.  

Cute Winter Outfits? Not at Cornell

I’d say that the freezing weather here at Cornell is hard enough, but the real tragedy is feeling the wet bottoms of my jeans brushing against my ankles. It’s cold, wet and extremely uncomfortable, causing me to regret trying to dress well for class.