10/14/2025 Mini

For the Intellectually Superior: Cornell's Best Midnight Walks

Early-morning walks and jogs are for insufferable nerds who lie about waking up energetically in the morning. Late-night walks are for the great thinkers of their eras: people who are emotionally intelligent and have tremendous capacity for critical thinking. People walk in the quiet hours of the night so they can brood and be more brilliant than others around them — and feel worse afterward. 

Code of Conduct Resolution Passes, Multicultural Club Funding Recommendations Rejected at Packed Student Assembly Meeting

In a room packed to full capacity, the Student Assembly voted to pass Resolution 10: Addressing the Administration’s Undemocratic Review of the Student Code of Conduct and Affirming Cornell’s System of Shared Governance in a 21-1-2 vote. 

Behind the Scenes at New York Fashion Week With Julia Sun '26

It's easy to forget how close we are to a global fashion capital when you're sitting next to a 23-year-old sporting a Minecraft T-shirt and sweatpants with mystery stains. But if you're familiar with the fashion sphere, you will know we are in the prime time of fashion weeks around the world. Fall fashion weeks are a sacred moment when brands come together and show off their major collections and the styles of the year. And if you’re just driven enough, you may land a spot working these events. This past September, New York Fashion Week occurred from Sept. 11 to 16 and showcased many powerhouse brands, ranging from larger known names like Alexander Wang and LoveShackFancy to lesser known ones like Lii or Diotima.

‘I’m Very Grateful for What Happened to Me’: Inside the Process That Brought Alexis Cournoyer From the QMJHL to Cornell

Trois-Rivières, Québec is nestled on the bank of the St. Lawrence river, just about halfway between Montréal and Québec City. It is a 12 ½-hour drive from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where freshman goaltender Alexis Cournoyer had finished out his season.

Six Incoming Freshmen Complete Women’s Hockey’s 2025-2026 Roster

With just a 21-person squad, women’s hockey will look to have contributions from its incoming class of freshmen right away. Six new skaters arrive in Ithaca this fall, including four forwards, one defender and a goaltender. 

Season Preview: After Historic Season, Women’s Hockey’s Shrinking Roster Presents New Challenges

Two seasons ago, women’s hockey finished fourth in ECAC Hockey behind a historic effort from Patty Kazmaier winner Izzy Daniel ’24. Last fall, the Daniel-less Red were picked third in the preseason coaches poll due to questions surrounding goal scoring, a lack of new incoming talent and an inability to beat Colgate. 

Dwyer, Van Gelder, MacEachern Named 2025-2026 Women's Hockey Captains

Women's hockey is set to play its first game on Oct. 17 against Boston College. With the season on the doorstep, the team announced its three captains for the 2025-2026 season: senior defenders Grace Dwyer and Sarah MacEachern, and senior forward Mckenna Van Gelder.  

Schedule Breakdown: Men's Hockey's Three Most Important Matchups

Men's hockey once again fell just short of a Frozen Four appearance. For the Red to make a run again, it will need a strong regular season. Here are a few games to circle on the calendar for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.

Schedule Breakdown: Women's Hockey's Three Most Important Matchups

 After a slow start to the 2024-2025 season, women’s hockey had an incredible run, going undefeated in Cornell’s final 15 games before ultimately losing in the Frozen Four. The Red returns sophomore forward Lindzi Avar, the reigning ECAC Rookie of the Year, and ECAC Goaltender of the Year Annelies Bergmann, among others. The Red look to continue its recent success, and are expected to compete for both an ECAC and national title. This season, the goal is clear: add to a trophy case that is still missing the ultimate prize.

10/13/2025 Mini

We Took Cheyfitz’s Class on Gaza. His Suspension Violates Academic Freedom.

We took “Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance” — Professor Cheyfitz’ suspension is a completely unmerited violation of academic freedom.

Despite Another Third-Quarter Resurgence, Football Extends Losing Streak at Harvard

If there is one thing that has been made clear by head coach Dan Swanstrom this season, it is that he is not afraid to make rapid changes to his gameplan. Last week he proved this once again after pulling junior quarterback Devin Page after only two plays in favor of junior quarterback Garrett Bass-Sulpizio, who would play the rest of the game.

KASSAM | Thousand & One Eyes for An Eye

The notion of revenge is present everywhere in our entertainment and political culture. Just think about all the films and television programs whose plot can be reduced to this base impulse: Under the pretext of obtaining justice, vengeance has become a poisonous brew that bubbles through our veins, generating an unquenchable obsession to indiscriminately hurt others. 

‘There is No Dialogue’: Faculty Senate’s Temporary Suspension Resolution Delayed by Passage of Rare Subsidiary Motion

A resolution criticizing delays in temporary suspension cases for student protesters was stalled by the passage of a rare subsidiary motion in Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

Emotion and Art in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle

On Sept. 12, the newest film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba world came to US theaters. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns sequels the fourth season of the Demon Slayer show, which is the television adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge’s 2016–2020 manga series. The series revolves around Tanjiro, a teenager whose family was slaughtered by a demon, joining the Demon Slayer Corps and training to become a Hashira (the most powerful type of demon slayer.)

HATER FRIDAY | Celebrity Use of Ghostwriters

It's officially the spooky season so it seems topical to talk about the people that haunt the pages of many top-selling books: ghostwriters. A ghostwriter is a professional who is paid to create content, whether that be a book or other media form, which is then credited to another person. The ghostwriter is like the producer or songwriter in music, you may have to dig a bit deeper to find where credit actually lies. To be clear, ghostwriting is a completely ethical and honorable profession. However, my problem lies with the marketing, specifically surrounding books “written” by celebrities.

SEX ON THURSDAY | I Topped…and I Liked It?

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Cheyfitz Retires Amid Discrimination Investigation Over Confrontation With Israeli Student in Gaza Class

Prof. Eric Cheyfitz, literatures in English, faced a two-semester suspension without pay after an investigation found he violated federal anti-discrimination law when he allegedly asked an Israeli graduate student, whom Cheyfitz claims was “disruptive,” to leave his course on Gaza. 

‘Its Principle of Restraint is a Good One’: Faculty Weigh Purpose of University Statements Following Release of Institutional Voice Task Force Report

Following Cornell’s release of a draft report of the University’s Presidential Task Force on the University’s Institutional Voice on Wednesday, several faculty members spoke to The Sun, weighing in about the report's implications on University statements and speech on campus.