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‘My Future Is Paralyzing’: Cornell International Students Express Concern Over Current Visa Process, Job Prospects, Security

By Zeinab Faraj and Hussam Kher Bek · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Amidst the Trump administration’s changes to the visa application process, some international students expressed concerns over how to obtain visas, job prospects and their overall well being.

Aaron Chin ’27 Reveals Himself as Bear Skinner on MeatEater Podcast

By Anjelina Gonzalez · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Cornell Hillel Commemorates Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks

By Zeinab Faraj · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Cornell Ranks 227 out of 257 Schools in FIRE College Free Speech Rankings

By Marisa Cefola · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

Student-Developed App BearTrak Seeks to ‘Make Life a Little Easier’ for Cornellians

By Sophia Koman · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

BearTrak, developed by Ben Koppe ’26, allows students to see dining hall menus and hours, gym hours, track the TCAT bus system and more.

The Centerpiece of Campus: Meet the Student-Workers of The Cornell Store

By Jonathan McCormack · Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

The Sun spoke with student workers at the Cornell Store to highlight their experiences working at the heart of campus.

George Hornedo B.A. ’13 Launches Congressional Bid to ‘Rebuild the Democratic Party’

By Skylar Kleinman · Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

A Cornell alumnus is running to represent Indiana in Congress and mobilize voters to build party cohesion and morale.

Cornell’s Jewish Community Comes Together to Celebrate the High Holidays

By Rowan Wallin · Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

Cornell’s Jewish community celebrated the High Holidays, marking the beginning of the Jewish year, through meals, sweet traditions and services.

Cornell Forms ‘Committee on the Future of the American University’

By Isabella Hanson · Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

The University announced the creation of the Committee on the Future of the American University, which includes 18 professors representing eight undergraduate colleges and five graduate colleges.

College of Arts and Sciences to Cut Nearly $11 Million From Budget

By Iris Liang · Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

A near 11 million dollar internal budget cut to the College of Arts and Sciences was announced at a meeting with the Provost, and confirmed to The Sun by several College of Arts and Sciences department chairs present at the meeting.

43rd Annual Applefest Draws Community Together Despite Outbreak of Fire, Difficult Harvest Season

By Taehee Oh · Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

The scent of apple cider donuts and the sounds of live music filled the Commons this weekend as thousands gathered for Ithaca’s 43rd Annual Apple Harvest Festival, even as an outbreak of fire briefly disrupted the festival.

Cornell Braces for Possible Government Shutdown at Midnight

By Kristie To · Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

University administrators sent an email to the Cornell community on Tuesday afternoon as the United States braces for a potential government shutdown.

Cornell Dance Team’s Journey from Club Sport to History-Making D1 Team

By Zeinab Faraj · Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

The Cornell University Dance Team was once a student-led organization. Now, it’s a nationally ranked varsity team that competes against the nation’s top dancers.

Ravyn Lenae to Headline, Tkay Maidza to Open Homecoming Concert 2025

By Varsha Bhargava · Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

R&B artist Ravyn Lenae is scheduled to headline for the Cornell Concert Commission’s Homecoming Concert this Sunday.

New ILR Café Construction Underway, Scheduled to Open in Spring 2027

By Michael Ferreira · Monday, Sept. 29, 2025

Cornell’s ILR School begins construction of a new ILR Café in King Shaw Hall, which is scheduled to be completed in the Spring 2027 semester.

Ecologist Megan O'Rourke Ph.D. ’09 Quit Trump’s Department of Agriculture. Now, She's Running for Congress

By Atticus Johnson · Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025

Megan O’Rourke Ph.D. ’09 launched a campaign for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district just a month after she resigned from her position in the Department of Agriculture in an act of protest against The Trump Administration.

Nobel Memorial Prize Winner Claudia Goldin ’67 Speaks on Women’s Rights in ‘Why Women Won’ Lecture

By Ashley Lee · Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025

Claudia Goldin ’67, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Harvard professor, held a 40-minute lecture and a subsequent 30 minute Q&A session on how women won equal social, legal and political rights through the women’s rights movement.

BREAKING: Fire Breaks Out at Applefest Food Stand

By Gabriel Munoz · Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025

At the 43rd annual Apple Harvest Festival Celebration, a fire broke out at a food stand on the corner of State and Geneva St.

Students Turn Out in Favor of Student Assembly Resolution Criticizing Current Code of Conduct Revision Process, Campus ICE Recruitment

By Dorothy France-Miller and Benjamin Leynse · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

Nearly 25 students attended Thursday's Student meeting in support of Resolution 10, which criticizes the exclusion of University assemblies in being able to revise the Student Code of Conduct and Resolution 9, which condemns Cornell Career Services promoting a listing from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Agency.

TCAT to Offer Contactless Payment Options, Such as Apple Pay, on Buses

By Shubha Gautam · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

For the first time, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit riders can use contactless payment to pay their fare. Previously, passengers paid using either their Cornell ID, cash, the Tcard or FreeRyde Smart card or TCAT’s mobile ticketing app, Tfare.