March 11 2026 Crossword: Back and Forth

March 11, 2026 | Mini Crossword

Kotlikoff Responds to Referendum on Code of Conduct, Judicial Processes

President Michael Kotlikoff issued a formal response to the Fall 2025 Student Assembly referendum on Feb. 2, acknowledging concerns but failing to implement any changes. 

Public Comment Period Opens for Student Code of Conduct Revisions

The public comment period for proposed Student Code of Conduct revisions is now open, according to a Monday email sent to the Cornell community by Marla Love, Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley dean of students and chair of the Code and Procedures Review Committee.

Thirty Reasons To Love Cornell in the Spring Semester Slump From Thirty Students

We’ve arrived at what I like to call the dreaded ‘spring semester slump.’ Skies are gray, prelims are copious, the slope feels steeper and spring break cannot come soon enough. During this time of the semester, it is easy to forget the positive and succumb to academic pressure and focus only on the negative. Now, with the slump at its peak, I wanted to combat this mindset and highlight the benefits of living on this wonderful campus. So, I racked my brain for ways to remind people of the reasons why we all love attending Cornell — and then it hit me: all I had to do was remind people of the reasons why we all love attending Cornell. 

CLIFFORD | A Yes Man Never Really Says Yes

I’m sorry to anyone I’ve said yes to when the answer was no. 

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | This Giving Day, The Sun Is in Your Hands

If you have ever walked into the Temple of Zeus past 9 p.m., you have seen our editors hunched over laptops, refining the stories you will read in our newsletter the next day. If you have ever passed our office at 139 W. State St. on a Monday night, you have seen us flatting the pages you will hold in your hands by Wednesday. If you have ever sat behind one of our writers in lecture, you have watched them emailing the sources whose names you will see quoted in print. If you have ever wandered through Goldwin Smith Hall on a Thursday evening, you have heard us, the laughs, the debates and the occasional heated moments over the pieces you will later share with your friends. And if you have ever found yourself at a concert, at a game, at a protest, at an assembly meeting, on a foggy morning or a bright afternoon, you have seen our photographers with cameras hanging from their necks capturing the moments you will remember Cornell by.

YORK | ‘The Bride!’: A Classic Aesthetic, Reanimated

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s first film, The Lost Daughter, is an Oscar-nominated psychological drama based on Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same name. Her next feature, The Bride!, veers wildly into unknown territory. It’s messy, full of bizarre choices and certainly won’t be nominated at next year’s Academy Awards. The Bride! won’t work for everyone, but it resonated with me in a way I didn’t expect.

AYSW? | A Collection of Less-Than-Accurate Book Adaptations

A myriad of thoughts race through one’s mind when they discover their favorite novel is being brought to life on screen. Initial joy and anticipation can quickly cascade into skepticism with every questionable casting choice, disappointing trailer and obnoxious fandom discourse. One of my wardrobe staples as a child was a T-shirt with one simple statement printed across the front: “The Book Was Better.” I lived by that phrase every time a beloved book endured a big-budget butchering. 

Shifting Gears: How Formula 1 Has Changed for the American Audience

It’s lights out, and away we go!

‘Forcings’: Frequencies in Foam

With every increasingly worrying headline I read, I wonder a few things, including but not limited to: Do people believe in science anymore? Do people believe in art anymore? Do people believe in each other anymore? And maybe those are pessimistic musings, but I’m comforted by the fact that, at Cornell, students are answering in the affirmative. Arden Conine ’26 and Jackson Fellows ’24 gave a resounding ‘yes’ to these questions in the form of an art installation. “Forcings,” a collaboration between Conine and Fellows, explored sonification, tidal frequencies and their translation into art, highlighting the process of listening and viewing in tandem.

Sun Exclusive: A Sit Down With Curtis Sliwa

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Senior Opinion columnist Yihun Stith ’26 sits down with Curtis Sliwa, two-time Republican nominee for mayor of New York City and founder of the Guardian Angels, for a conversation ranging from immigration to his thoughts on Zohran Mamdani and the power of community action.Hosted by Yihun StithFilmed by Jade Dubuche, Benjamin LeynseEdited by Mia Sofia OrengoProduced by Jade Dubuche, Benjamin Leynse

In Defense of Nelly from ‘Wuthering Heights’

I should preface this with the fact I haven’t read Wuthering Heights yet. Thus, my experience of the characters is informed entirely by Emerald Fennell’s controversial movie adaptation. Criticism of the film focuses on the lack of chemistry between Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) and Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi), casted as a white man to play an originally non-white character in the novel, the gross historical inaccuracies in the costuming and overall set decoration. However, no one seems to be discussing the characterization and treatment of Nelly Dean (Hong Chau). 

A Look at The Sun's Epstein Coverage

Jeffrey Epstein maintained a network of well-connected doctors, scientists, artists, businesspeople and more. A number of these people had ties to Cornell. News editor, Atticus Johnson, who wrote some of the pieces exploring Epstein's connection to Cornell, reviews The Sun's investigative process.Filmed by Benjamin LeynseEdited by Benjamin Leynse

March 10, 2026 | Mini

‘Cornell’s Personal Soundtrack’: How the Cornell Chimes Bring Music to Campus

As students walk across Central Campus for class, head to Uris Library for a study session or enjoy the sunset on Libe Slope, the chimes of McGraw Tower fill the campus with songs day in and day out.

Great, Occasionally: ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’ by Harry Styles

This past Friday, British singer-songwriter Harry Styles released his much-anticipated fourth studio album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. The album has a 12-track run of exciting and varied moments — every song has a unique soundscape that transcends the pop genre the album is classified into. There are hints of disco, classical, folk, psychedelic and, of course, the classic pop sound Styles’ fans have grown to love. His third album, Harry’s House, secured him an Album of the Year award at the Grammys in 2023 and his smash-hit single “As It Was,” spent 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts. 

Finding Love on LinkedIn

Love may be blind, but at Cornell, it definitely has 500+ connections.

Ava Reid's Innamorata is a Modern Masterpiece

Ava Reid's new adult novel Innamorata is a haunting gothic masterpiece that I loved to ruination. It felt like a secret: a tale collected and stored by the stone walls of an ancient castle whispered to passersby in the fading light of dusk. It was something meant to remain hidden, covered in dust and banished to the back of a cabinet. Ava Reid brings the tale out of the dark and into a lurid light that is both enchanting and horrifying.

SUNBURSTS | Chili Cook-Off

Sun photographers embraced the warm weather and ventured downtown to capture Ithaca’s annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday! Over 20 community vendors served up chili packed with soul, flavor and spice.