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Waking up at 8 a.m. on a Saturday to head to Collegetown in seven-degree weather is not something I ever expected to do willingly. But St. Patrick’s Day at Cornell operates on a very different schedule.
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than to watch a bunch of gingers run down Linden Avenue?
And the winner is … cinema! On March 15, 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted its 98th annual awards ceremony, with Conan O’Brien hosting for the second year in a row. Expectations were high for this year’s show: Sinners went in having broken the record for the most Oscar nominations in history, the ceremony would see the debut of the highly anticipated Best Casting award and legendary filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson seemed slated to win the first Oscar of his career. And — apart from a few painfully awkward moments — the 2026 Oscars did not disappoint. The ceremony featured historic wins, solid comic relief and touching tributes to legends of film history.
The spring equinox on March 20 is mere days away, yet the weather in Ithaca feels stubbornly wintry. Still, despite the bare trees, there are signs of life. Here and there, small green shoots emerge from the ground and robins chirp from tree branches. This moment, suspended between winter and spring, is the perfect time of year to revisit Frances Hodgson Burnett’s springtime classic The Secret Garden. In this children’s novel, 10-year-old Mary Lennox is sent to live with her distant uncle after the deaths of her parents. At the beginning of the story Mary is apathetic, cold and often described as “disagreeable,” but with the companionship of a friendly robin and a boy named Dickon Sowerby, Mary’s coldness melts away and she becomes healthier, happier and kinder in the process of caring for a long-abandoned garden. On my recent reread, I particularly appreciated the recurring idea of ‘coming alive’ in connection with springtime. As spring brings Yorkshire moors and gardens to life, Mary herself comes alive with them.
Hundreds of millions of fans worldwide are eagerly awaiting the twice-delayed release of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto: VI on Nov. 19, 2026. Yet, a specific sect of the Rockstar playerbase have their eyes set on something even further in the future. While some enjoy the bustling night life, luxurious vehicles and unhinged criminal warfare in the GTA series, others prefer calmness, isolation and immersion; maybe gun-slinging desperados, too. In other words, Red Dead Redemption.
Dante Basco visited Cornell University on March 13 in an event hosted by the Cornell University Program Board and the Cornell Asian Pacific Islander Student Union. Basco is well known today as the voice of the Fire Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the titular character in American Dragon: Jake Long, Rufio in the Peter-Pan retelling Hook and Ben Mercado in The Debut. Despite this impressive resume, Basco started out small, as he shared on Friday.
Lex Enrico Santí, a therapist for Cornell’s Counseling & Psychological Services, recently released his debut novel, The Song of the Midnight Rider. His journey as a writer began in childhood, inspiring him to study creative writing as an undergraduate and pursue an MFA in fiction. Although he decided to enter a career in social work, these roots never left. Now, 20 years after starting the first draft, he has published his novel, a deeply inspiring story about freedom, loyalty and the American road.
It’s freezing outside, and right now, all you can think about is eating something warm to quell the aftereffects of the brutal cold. Looking for something to satisfy your cravings, you walk past the illuminated shops in Downtown Ithaca when you come across a beckoning light that lures you in. The moment you walk through the door, the irresistible aroma of simmering meat and fragrant soup washes over you. The promise of a comforting meal is certain.
In 2014, I was in my final year of college at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, presenting a paper to a seminar on modern French history. The regular professor was away; a visiting instructor had come in as a replacement. I had barely outlined my argument when the instructor started to pull the rug out from under me. The interruptions began: a sentence in, then another. Each point I tried to make was seized, reframed or dismantled before I could finish. The discussion moved quickly and confidently — entirely away from me. When the session ended, I walked out feeling something I can only describe as intellectual erasure: the sense that I had stood up to speak and had somehow not been allowed to exist. A few of my fellow students came up to me afterward, visibly shocked by what had happened. Their reactions created a moment of solidarity in the hallway — the quiet recognition that something in the room had gone wrong. If you have presented your work in a course and walked out feeling smaller than when you walked in, you are not misremembering.
Recently returned to in-person instruction, a unique Cornell class introduces students to the language and culture of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ, or Cayuga, people, on whose homelands Cornell stands.
Big Red Moon Club, Cornell’s unofficial queer organization, is famous for its spunky, sometimes controversial events. Notably, this semester, the group hosted the infamous “Is Pegging Gay?” debate and Bisexual Pop the Balloon live dating show. In festive spirit, Moon Club hosted the Battle of the Gingers on March 16, a St. Patrick’s Day-themed competition. The event was a lookalike contest calling for students to bring their best impersonations of Ed Sheeran, Chappell Roan and Cornell’s very own Jordy at Corny.
If asked to describe this past winter in one word, the average Cornellian would likely respond with some variation of “cold.” But the data reveals a deeper story. Here’s how this season stacked up against historical averages, recent winters and memorable deep freezes.
The Red faced off against Harvard in an action-packed weekend at Lynah Rink. Sun photographers avoided fishy projectiles and captured the electric energy on and off the ice.
What does a Cornell student do when they are trapped in a sweltering, humid Ithaca summer for three months? Conduct research, explore the outdoors — or maybe become an avid dating app user?
In the dark ages, long before the internet, individual opinions weren’t widespread. If you had thoughts about a movie, there was no way for a stranger across the country to hear them. For authors, they relied on designated journalists in national newspapers to both promote and review their novels. Although far from always positive, reviews were controlled and constrained.
At the inaugural event of Black Men 4 Christ, the Africana Studies & Research Center Multipurpose Room became a center for discussion about the film Sinners in the context of spirituality, its music and what the acclaim and success of the film mean. Seth Vieira ’26, the founder of the organization, helped kick off the event, which was led by music from the band Shea!, as the multipurpose room filled with the sounds of guitar, keyboard and singing.
I’ll be the first to admit: I let myself be fooled by fool’s spring. The sun heated my skin for the first time in months, laughter filled the Arts Quad and, suddenly, the seasonal depression was leaving my body. I sat on the grass daydreaming about balmy beach days, but that bubble popped quickly. We’re back to our regularly scheduled Ithaca winter and I (and probably many of you) need something to tide me over until spring break, when I might get to feel some actual sand between my toes. What better way to do so than to trick your ears into believing you’re in the tropics?
In May 2025, Chatty Cathy left its home of nearly a decade on Eddy Street for an expansion and rebrand as Fresh Marché on College Avenue. Inspired by its increasing popularity and many loyal customers, the owners wanted to add to their current offerings, while maintaining their high quality ingredients and homey atmosphere.
Solutions by The State News
