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After Rally, Common Council Votes to Move Forward With Just Cause Firings Law

By Atticus Johnson · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

The Ithaca Common Council voted 8-0 on Wednesday to advance the process for just cause legislation.

Core Missions Remain the Same As Cornell Office of Academic Discovery and Impact, Office of Civil Rights Renamed

By Sofia Principe and Sofia Loayza · Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

Boeing, L3Harris Absent From Human Capital & HR Career Fair Following Pro-Palestine Protest Previous Year

By Shannon Lin · Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025

Cornell’s Fall 2025 ClubFest Invites Students to Explore Campus Organizations, Shifts to Arts Quad Location

By Sophia Koman · Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

Renovations to McGraw Tower Stirs Mixed Reactions From Students

By Ashley Lee · Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

Faced with a scaffold-free clock tower, students expressed delight that construction was completed alongside disapproval surrounding the long process.

The State of the Ivies: Comparing University Settlement Talks With the Trump Administration

By Iris Liang · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Amid Cornell’s reported $100 million settlement talks with the Trump administration, The Sun spoke to University professors about their perspective on the deal’s meaning for the future of political and academic freedom and compared the deal to other agreements in the Ivy League.

Student Assembly Establishes Committee to Provide Recommendations on Technology, AI Policies

By Emma Spindler · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

The Student Assembly voted to establish a new committee to provide recommendations on University policies surrounding generative AI and other technologies at Thursday’s meeting.

ClubFest Returns to Cornell for Its 21st Year

By Sophia Koman · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

ClubFest, an annual event that allows students to find new student organizations to join, will take place on the Arts Quad on Saturday.

Former CUPD Police Chief Anthony Bellamy to Retire, Join IPD

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Anthony Bellamy, the Cornell University Police Department’s first Black chief with over two decades of experience, will retire and join the Ithaca Police Department on Oct. 2.

Ithaca Central School District Teachers Practice Picketing As Negotiations Loom

Ithaca City School District Teachers Practice Picketing As Negotiations Loom For New Contract

By Atticus Johnson · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Over 100 teachers from the Ithaca City School District picketed to call for a better contract with the Ithaca Teachers Association on Thursday.

Cornell 2025 Annual Security Report: Crimes Related to Sexual Assault Decline Slightly, Accounting for Reported Cases Only

By Ariana Sanchez · Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

The 2025 Annual Security Report released on Sept. 4 revealing declines in sexual and VAWA offenses. However, these statistics account only for cases formally reported to CUPD and campus authorities

Cornell, Harvard Reportedly Stall in Trump Administration Negotiations to Restore Federal Funding

By Iris Liang · Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

Over a month since Cornell and the Trump administration were reported to be nearing a $100 million settlement deal, President Donald Trump’s ongoing settlement talks with Cornell, Harvard and Northwestern have now stalled.

Big Red Beds: A Student-Created Startup Dreaming up a Business Legacy

By Rafaela Gandolfo Bustamante · Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025

Founded by two Cornell students, Big Red Beds provides students with Full XL bed upgrades for their dorm rooms.

The Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule that would limit the flexibility and duration of international students’ legal stay in the United States.

DHS Seeks to End ‘Duration of Status,’ Raising Uncertainty for International Students

By Emma Galgano · Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule to limit the flexibility and duration of international students’ legal stay in the United States.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology to Host Upcoming Annual Migration Celebration

By Rowan Wallin · Monday, Sept. 8, 2025

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s annual Migration Celebration event will take place at their visitor center in Sapsucker Woods on Saturday, Sept. 13.

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Cornell Students Skin Bear in Ganędagǫ: Hall Communal Kitchen, No Charges Filed

By Anjelina Gonzalez · Monday, Sept. 8, 2025

Two Cornell students face no charges after skinning a bear in a communal kitchen in the Ganędagǫ: Hall student residence hall on Saturday.

‘Financial Gymnastics’: Cornell’s Cost of Attendance Surpasses $100K for Some Students in 2025–2026

By Emma Galgano · Monday, Sept. 8, 2025

Cornell’s rising tuition and fees have pushed the estimated total cost of attendance past $100,000 when including the student health insurance plan for some undergraduates in the 2025-2026 academic year.

Legendary NHL Goaltender and Cornellian Ken Dryden ’69 Dies at 78

By Jane McNally · Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025

Dryden played an integral role in Cornell’s 1967 national championship, and his 77 wins place him atop all Cornellian goaltenders.

Death Threats Targeting Jewish, LGBTQ+ Cornell Students Emailed to The Sun by Kotlikoff Impersonator

By Matthew Kiviat · Friday, Sept. 5, 2025

An email sent to several Sun departments on Thursday included graphic death threats towards Jewish and LGBTQ+ Cornell students. The sender used an account purporting to be President Michael Kotlikoff.

‘There’s A Lack of Transparency’: University Assembly Questions Perceived Lack of Representation in Student Code of Conduct Revision Process

By Yuhan Huang · Friday, Sept. 5, 2025

The University Assembly discussed concerns with the new Student Code of Conduct revision process, alleging a lack of representation from the Cornell community at its Aug. 26 meeting.