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‘It’s Given Me A Greater Sense of Purpose’: A Look Into ROTC at Cornell

By Teju Vijay · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

The 2025-2026 academic year marks one of the largest classes of incoming student cadets to Cornell’s Tri-Service Brigade in recent history. The Sun decided to shed some light on ROTC’s presence at Cornell.

U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Releases Cornell’s Antisemitism Investigations, Title VI Files

By Iris Liang · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Cornell’s Chief Lawyer, Vice President And General Counsel Donica Thomas Varner To Leave Cornell

By Sofia Loayza · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Track and Field Restricts Meet to Rostered Collegiate Athletes, Shutting Out Club Athletes

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Ithaca City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff Resigns After Tensions Over Budget Shortfalls

By Taehee Oh · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

After a multi-million-dollar budgeting error, Ithaca City Manager, Deb Mohlenhoff resigns at the request of Common Council.

Referendum on Cornell’s Disciplinary Process Announced, Voting to Begin Dec. 11

By Kate Turk · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Students can submit pro-con statements for the next seven days to weigh in on Student Assembly’s referendum on Cornell’s disciplinary processes.

Cornell CALS Dean Not Chosen as ISU’s Next President, Despite Receiving More Positive Feedback From ISU Community Than Competitor

By Kate Turk · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

CALS Dean Benjamin Houlton had higher approval ratings from the Iowa State Community than his competitor, despite not being chosen as the next president.

NY Assemblyman Alex Bores ’13, Architect of AI Regulation Bill, Mounts Run for Congress in Manhattan

By Atticus Johnson · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

NY Assemblyman Alex Bores ’13 enters a congested race for New York City’s 12th Congressional district.

Former Cornell Employee Arrested for Death Threats

By Ellie Porter · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Jerry Gordon, a 56-year-old former Cornell employee, was sentenced to two years in prison for threatening to kill a man from Aurora, New York.

Meet Senior Will MacLeod: Team USA’s Chessboxing World Championship Silver Medalist

By Inga Wooten-Forman · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

Meet Will MacLeod ’26, a math major in the College of Arts and Sciences, who earned silver for Team USA in the Chessboxing World Championships in September after starting the sport just three months prior.

DOJ Memo is ‘Not the Institutional Position of the University’: Kotlikoff Clarifies Settlement Questions at UA

By Yuhan Huang · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

In their annual address at Tuesday’s University Assembly meeting, President Kotlikoff and V.P. University Relations Kyle Kimball fielded questions on the DOJ memo recommendations, staff layoffs and the University’s legal capabilities post-settlement.

‘Even If Our Numbers Are Lower, We’re Still Here’: Indigenous Student Engagement Persists Despite Enrollment Drops

By Svetlana Gupta · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, enrollment levels of indigenous students at Cornell remain below 2023 levels yet students say engagement persist.

IN DATA | Cornell Only Ivy to See No American Rhodes Scholars Named in Class of 2026

By Angelina Chen · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

32 students across America were named Rhodes Scholars this year including students across all Ivy League universities — except Cornell, which has not produced a Rhodes Scholar for the past six years.

Graduate Student Union Passes Referendum Committing to BDS Guidelines for Solidarity With the ‘Palestinian Liberation Struggle’

By Coral Platt · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

Cornell Graduate Student Union passed a referendum adopting the “International Solidarity with the Palestinian Liberation Struggle” statement on Nov 26.

Former Cornell Student Convicted of Rape Over 2024 On-Campus Sexual Assault

By Benjamin Leynse · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

22 year old former Cornell student Bilguun Enkhbayar was convicted of Rape in the First Degree and Burglary in the Second Degree on Nov. 24 after being arrested at Cornell on Sept. 12, 2024 for an on-campus sexual assault.

The Ivy to Establish New Luxury Housing in Collegetown, Opens Fall 2026

By Giselle Redmond · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

The Ivy is scheduled to open as a new luxury housing option for students in fall 2026.

Mary Bellakbira Blends Fashion and STEM to Redefine Hormone Health

By Zeinab Faraj · Monday, Dec. 1, 2025

“Fashion to me is about how you feel,” said Mary Bellakbira ’26. “How you feel is directly linked to your hormones and the way those two affect each other has been the subject of my research.”

‘My Boy Jeffrey Is Everywhere’: Epstein’s Personal Lawyers Reid Weingarten ’71, Darren Indyke J.D. ’91 Implicated in Latest Batch of Files

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025

Two Cornell alumni who served as Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers appear to have had personal relationships with him, based on Epstein’s recently released emails.

Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Criticizing 'Overuse' of Temporary Suspensions, Calling for Code of Conduct Reform

By Christina MacCorkle · Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025

The Faculty Senate voted to pass a resolution criticizing the increased use of temporary suspensions to discipline student protesters.

New Collegetown Gift Store Loki Dokey Faces Financial Strains, Highlighting Small Business Challenges in Collegetown

By Taehee Oh · Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025

Loki Dokey, a gift shop opened by a Cornell graduate student, faces financial strain from high Collegetown rent and may be forced to close.

‘It’s Given Me A Greater Sense of Purpose’: A Look Into ROTC at Cornell

U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Releases Cornell’s Antisemitism Investigations, Title VI Files

Cornell’s Chief Lawyer, Vice President And General Counsel Donica Thomas Varner To Leave Cornell

Track and Field Restricts Meet to Rostered Collegiate Athletes, Shutting Out Club Athletes

Ithaca City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff Resigns After Tensions Over Budget Shortfalls

Referendum on Cornell’s Disciplinary Process Announced, Voting to Begin Dec. 11

Cornell CALS Dean Not Chosen as ISU’s Next President, Despite Receiving More Positive Feedback From ISU Community Than Competitor

NY Assemblyman Alex Bores ’13, Architect of AI Regulation Bill, Mounts Run for Congress in Manhattan

Former Cornell Employee Arrested for Death Threats

Meet Senior Will MacLeod: Team USA’s Chessboxing World Championship Silver Medalist

DOJ Memo is ‘Not the Institutional Position of the University’: Kotlikoff Clarifies Settlement Questions at UA

‘Even If Our Numbers Are Lower, We’re Still Here’: Indigenous Student Engagement Persists Despite Enrollment Drops

IN DATA | Cornell Only Ivy to See No American Rhodes Scholars Named in Class of 2026

Graduate Student Union Passes Referendum Committing to BDS Guidelines for Solidarity With the ‘Palestinian Liberation Struggle’

Former Cornell Student Convicted of Rape Over 2024 On-Campus Sexual Assault

The Ivy to Establish New Luxury Housing in Collegetown, Opens Fall 2026

Mary Bellakbira Blends Fashion and STEM to Redefine Hormone Health

‘My Boy Jeffrey Is Everywhere’: Epstein’s Personal Lawyers Reid Weingarten ’71, Darren Indyke J.D. ’91 Implicated in Latest Batch of Files

Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Criticizing 'Overuse' of Temporary Suspensions, Calling for Code of Conduct Reform

New Collegetown Gift Store Loki Dokey Faces Financial Strains, Highlighting Small Business Challenges in Collegetown

Which Hogwarts House Is Your College?

Former Cornell Student Convicted of Rape Over 2024 On-Campus Sexual Assault

Cornell Reaches Settlement With Trump Administration to Restore Federal Funding

Cornell to Purchase Collegetown Building Valued at $30 Million

‘A Hole in our Community’: Students Criticize University Response Following Recent Deaths on Campus