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Local Groups Work to Boost Voter Engagement Ahead of Nov. 4 Elections

By Cereese Qusba · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

In preparation for the upcoming Nov. 4 elections, local political groups are working to provide resources and assistance to boost civic engagement on and off campuses.

More Than a Meal: New Community Lunches Bring Connection to Tompkins County Seniors

By Jonathan Brand · Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Kotlikoff Formally Inaugurated as Cornell’s 15th President

By Isabella Hanson · Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

‘Now Is the Time to Stand Up’: Kotlikoff Calls Audience to Action in State of the University Address

By Kate Turk · Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

Cornell Employees’ Retirement Plan Case Returned to District Courts Following Supreme Court, Second Circuit Rulings

By Coral Platt · Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

A lawsuit by Cornell employees alleging that the University mismanaged their retirement plans returned to the district court after a ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 17.

Community, Climate and Finding Local Solutions for National Issues: What Locals Care About for the Upcoming Municipal Election

By Shubha Gautam · Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

Ithacans discussed the issues that are of the utmost importance to them, with the New York state municipal election quickly approaching on Nov 4.

‘AI Won’t Replace the University’: What Cornell Professors Have to Say About Artificial Intelligence on Campus

By Sophia Riley Sim · Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

Four professors shared their thoughts with The Sun on the future of AI policy and how AI should be regulated in university classrooms.

Cornell Ranks Second-Highest in Federal Lobbying Spending Among the Ivies in Third Quarter

Cornell Ranks Second-Highest Ivy in Year-to-Date Federal Lobbying Spending Following Q3 Filing

By Anant Srinivasan · Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

Cornell continued a record year in Washington reporting $240,000 in federal lobbying expenditures for the third quarter of 2025.

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.

The Board of Trustees Commemorates the Deaths of Two Emeritus Trustees

By Sophia Riley Sim · Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025

The Board of Trustees took a moment of silence to commemorate the deaths of two former Emeritus Trustees, Harold Tanner ’52 and Peter Ten Eyck II ’60 at its Friday open meeting.

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.

Student Assembly Approves Resolution to Transfer Excess SAFC Funds to Assembly’s Reserve Account

By Matthew Kiviat · Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution requiring the Student Activities Funding Commission to transfer its excess funds to the Assembly’s reserve account on Thursday, citing new changes to its Charter.

Republican Zachary Winn Looks To Challenge DeFendini For Ithaca Common Council’s First Ward

By Dalton Mullins · Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

Two-time candidate First-ward Zachary Winn seeks to address homelessness and dissolve the city’s Memorandum of Understanding with Cornell.

Voting booths at the polling place at Alice Cook House on Nov. 7, 2017.

The Sun’s 2025 Guide to Voting in Ithaca for New York State Municipal Elections

By Gabriel Munoz · Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

As the voter registration deadline approaches on Oct. 25, The Sun prepared a voting guide with all the information needed to vote in the New York state municipal elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

‘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.

Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia J.D. ’22 Withdraws From Confirmation Hearing Amid Leaked Texts Saying He Has A ‘Nazi Streak’

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Paul Ingrassia J.D. ’22, who was President Trump’s nominee to serve as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew from his nomination hearing after leaked text messages showed him saying to a Republican group chat that he had a “Nazi streak.”

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.