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Epstein Hired ILR Alum For Development Projects on His Island

By Christina MacCorkle · Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026

ILR Alum Russell Hernandez ’88 was hired by Jeffrey Epstein to oversee development and renovation projects on Epstein’s Little St. James and Manhattan residences, files released by the Department of Justice show.

University Shares Plans to Address Continued ‘Financial Challenges’ Under Resilient Cornell Initiative

By Coral Platt · Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

Hayley Paige Gutman ’07 Designed Wedding Dress Featured in Super Bowl Halftime Show

By Anjelina Gonzalez · Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

‘The First American University’: AMST 2001 Gives an Inside Look Into Cornell’s History

By Elizabeth Chow · Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026

What Will the New Ashley School Look Like?

By Svetlana Gupta · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026

The Sun spoke to students and administrators to find out what the new Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, announced in December after a $55 million donation by Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64., might look like.

Epstein Met With Weill Cornell Professor to Discuss Cancer Research Funding, Emails Show

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

Files released by the Department of Justice on Jan. 30 reveal email exchanges between Weill Cornell professor Francis Barany and Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 and 2014, discussing cancer and Ebola research funding.

‘All About Love’: A Look Into Perfect Match

By Teju Vijay · Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

Perfect Match is a student-developed matchmaking service for Cornell community members that matches participants with possible romantic partners for Valentine’s Day using machine learning algorithms.

Toni Morrison Hall, Rockefeller Hall Face Flooding

By Mary Caitlin Cronin · Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

Flooding occurred in both Toni Morrison Hall on Monday and Rockefeller Hall, interrupting students’ access to amenities and canceling classes.

Student Assembly Approves $50K for ALANA, Advances Several Funding Requests

By Vivienne Cierski · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026

The Student Assembly approved $50,000 for the ALANA Intercultural Board, advanced multiple funding requests, and took rare disciplinary action against two Assembly members.

Employee Assembly Deliberates on Future of the American University, Voices Concerns for University’s Financial Austerity

By Iris Liang · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026

The Employee Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss the Committee for the Future of the American University and the impact of austerity measures at Cornell.

‘Brown is Not Alone’: Cornell Hosts Vigil In Memory of Brown University Shooting Victims

By Emma Spindler · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026

The Student Assembly hosted a Saturday afternoon vigil for the victims of the Brown University mass shooting that took place on Dec. 13.

S.C. Johnson ‘Mourns the Loss’ of First-Year MBA Student

By Coral Platt and Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

Oreoluwa Odetunde, a first-year MBA student in the S.C. Johnson College of Business, died in her off-campus residence on Thursday. (Julia Nagel/Sun File Photo)

Students Rally Against ICE, Call on University to Cut Ties with Federal Immigration Agencies

By Emma Spindler · Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

More than 100 members of the Cornell community gathered at Ho Plaza in a rally condemning federal immigration agencies and urging the University to sever ties with ICE and Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday evening.

BREAKING: Men’s Lightweight Rowing Team Temporarily Suspended Following ‘Recent Incident’

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

The men’s lightweight rowing team has been temporarily suspended due to a “recent incident,” according to a Wednesday email sent from Athletic Director Nicki Moore.

‘A Chance to Unwind’: Statler Auditorium Hosts Overcompensating’s Holmes and Wally Baram in an Evening of Laughs

By Rafaela Gandolfo Bustamante · Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

After being postponed by two months, Holmes and Wally Baram, actresses and comedians best known for their roles in the hit Prime series Overcompensating, take to the stage of Statler Auditorium for a night of laughter.

Cornell Presidential Task Force on Institutional Voice Releases Final Report on Institutional Restraint

By Kristie To · Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

Following months of review and discussion, the Presidential Task Force on Institutional Voice released their final report on Thursday in an email statement to students. The report recommends that the University should only speak as an institution on issues directly related to its mission.

Tompkins County Legislature Calls on DEC to Reconsider Water Permit for TeraWulf Data Center

By Valencia Massaro · Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026

Tompkins County Legislature passed a resolution on Jan. 20, urging the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to deny a permit application for the TeraWulf data center’s request to draw water from Cayuga Lake.

Sage Chapel Through the Ages: 150 Years as a Home for Religious Life and Music on Campus

By Inga Wooten-Forman · Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026

Sage Chapel celebrates its history of 150 years of serving the Cornell community as a home for religious life and music on campus.

Sam Fried in Willard Straight Hall Feb 2

IDF Soldier Sam Fried Holds Public Q&A Session

By Coral Platt and Everett Chambala · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

Former Israel Defense Forces soldier Sam Fried staged a table in Willard Straight Hall and fielded questions from the Cornell community relating to genocide, antisemitism, Hamas and the IDF.

Three Cornellians Named Schwarzman Scholars in 2026-2027 Cohort

By Teju Vijay · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

Three Cornellians were selected as Schwarzman Scholars for the 2026-2027 cohort. They will be joining a cohort of 150 other selected scholars worldwide to pursue a fully-funded, one-year graduate program in global affairs at Schwarzman College located in Tsinghua University in Beijing.