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Immigration Authorities Subpoenaed Amandla Thomas-Johnson’s Personal Email. Now He Says Cornell Is Refusing to Tell Him if His School Account Was Also Breached

By Benjamin Leynse · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

When immigration authorities accessed graduate student Amandla Thomas-Johnson’s personal email account, his first question was whether his University-issued account was also breached. When he asked Cornell, he says the University never responded.

Hispanic, Black First-Year Enrollment Increases in Second Year Post-Affirmative Action

By Emma Galgano · Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025

New Changes to Fall Housing Selection Leave Some Rising Juniors, Seniors Disappointed

By Ashley Lee · Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025

Cornell to Discontinue Duo Phone Call, SMS Passcode: App, Key or Token Required Beginning On Tuesday

By Varsha Bhargava · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

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Cyclist Airlifted From North Campus to Pennsylvania Hospital Following Accident

By Matthew Kiviat and Benjamin Leynse · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

A cyclist who got into an accident next to Ho Plaza was airlifted to Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital after 1:30 a.m. on Monday.

‘A Safe Space for the LGBTQ+ Community’: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Overcomes Logistical Challenges

By Angelina Tang · Monday, Nov. 3, 2025

The Rocky Horror Picture Show took place in Appel Commons after losing its Risley Dining Hall venue.

Health, Safety Review Closes Risley Theatre, Workshops While New Policy Moves Rocky Horror Show

By Anjelina Gonzalez · Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Housing and Residential Life closed Risley Theatre and its workshops for the Fall 2025 semester to conduct health and safety reviews, moving its annual Rocky Horror show to Appel Commons.

Cornell Endowment Sees 12.3 Percent Return, Boosting University Support for Students, Research

By Kristie To · Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Cornell reported a 12.3 percent return on its endowment for the 2025 fiscal year, according to a University statement by Cornell administrators released on Tuesday.

University Launches ‘Resilient Cornell’ Initiative to Cut Spending, Overhaul Operations

By Rooke Wiser · Friday, Oct. 31, 2025

Cornell administrators announced “Resilient Cornell,” a University initiative to help reduce costs on all of its campuses through restructuring operations in an Oct. 16 statement.

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‘Watch Yourself’: Top Cuomo Advisor Melissa DeRosa ’04 M.P.A. ’09 Berates Undergrad Who Probes Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Allegations

By Atticus Johnson · Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

Melissa DeRosa ’04 M.P.A. ’09, secretary to former governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) berated a Cornell undergraduate student at an Oct 1. Cornell Political Strategy Group event after asking about Cuomo’s sexual harassment allegations.

Faculty Senate Resolution on Cheyfitz Controversy Faces Criticism From Professors, Administration

By Matthew Chen · Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

Administrators criticized a resolution condemning the administration’s handling of the Cheyfitz case, presented at the Oct. 22 Faculty Senate meeting.

Former Dean of Cornell Law School, Protest Leader Eduardo Peñalver ’94 Elected 49th President of Georgetown University

By Jonathan McCormack · Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

From Ithaca to Washington, D.C., former Dean of the Cornell Law School Eduardo Peñalver ’94 will become the 49th president of Georgetown University after he was unanimously elected by its board of directors on Oct. 15.

Cornell Bowers Graduate Student Dies on Sunday

By Zeinab Faraj · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Fifth-year Ph.D. student Emily Ryu died in her off-campus residence on Sunday, according to an email sent to Cornell Bowers faculty, staff and computer science graduate students.

Pro-Palestine Protesters Call for Divestment from Weapons Manufacturers Outside Trustees Dinner

By Vivienne Cierski · Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025

Nearly 45 pro-Palestine protesters gathered around the entrance of Barton Hall on Friday afternoon as the Trustee-Council Annual Meeting reception and dinner were held inside.

Professor, Author Sandhya Shukla ’88 Discusses ‘Cross-Culturalism’ in Harlem, New York

By Jonathan McCormack · Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025

Sandhya Shukla ’88, a professor of English and American Studies at the University of Virginia, presented her ideas of “Cross-Culturalism” on Thursday afternoon in Goldwin Smith Hall.

Small Group of Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Protest Trustees Outside University Council Event

By Benjamin Leynse · Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

A group of pro-Palestine demonstrators called on Cornell trustees to divest from arms manufacturers involved in the war in Gaza, on Thursday night outside of a University Council event in Willard Straight.

‘Champion, Advocate and Ally’: Remembering Debra ‘Debbie’ Castillo

By Gabriel Munoz · Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

After news of Prof. Debra Castillo’s, comparative literature, Oct. 5 death, Castillo's children, colleagues, former students and collaborators remember her with affection.

Mac’s Cafe Semesterly Smoothie Competition Announces ‘Island Time’ As Fall 2025 Winning Flavor

By Rafaela Gandolfo Bustamante · Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

“Island Time,” a student-designed fruity smoothie flavor by Madeline Hung ’28, was officially announced as the winning flavor of the Mac’s Cafe semesterly smoothie competition on Oct. 17.

Cornell Democrats Host Panel For Students to Meet Local Democratic Candidates

By Dalton Mullins · Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

Cornell students were invited by the Cornell Democrats to meet four local candidates running for the Ithaca Common Council and the Tompkins County Legislature on Monday.

Cornell Law Professor Plans to File Civil Rights Complaint Against Cornell Over Cheyfitz Case

By Matthew Chen · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Prof. William Jacobson, law, is preparing to file a civil rights complaint seeking a federal investigation into Cornell, arguing that its handling of Eric Cheyfitz’s discrimination investigation resulted in the doxxing of Israeli graduate student Oren Renard.