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Petition Calls on University to Protect Student Dining Workers Amid Austerity Measures

By Caroline McHugh · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

A petition on behalf of student dining workers at Cornell was launched on Nov. 3, demanding that the University halt austerity measures that the petition says have affected student dining jobs.

Student Assembly Passes Resolutions to Divest From Fossil Fuels, Condemn Cornell Settlement, Raise Student Activity Fee

By Khady Fall and Rajorshi Chatterjee · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

‘A Rare Blend of Curiosity and Enthusiasm’: Remembering Thaddeus Lucentini ’29

By Jane Haviland · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

‘Extortion Dressed Up In The Language of Contracts’: Cornell Professors Weigh In On Settlement

By Yuhan Huang · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Lansing Board Withdraws Ordinance That Would Have Stalled TeraWulf Data Center

By Valencia Massaro · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

The Lansing Town Board voted to withdraw the proposed moratorium, which would have halted construction of the TeraWulf Data Center.

Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech

By Madeleine Naumoff · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Recently elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked back alleged remarks from 2020 that called for a boycott of Cornell Tech because of its public-private partnership with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

‘The Core Problem with the EMS System is Simple. We Don’t Have a System’: A Look Into Tompkins County’s EMS

By Valencia Massaro · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Ithaca’s emergency medical system is increasingly overwhelmed and strained by staffing shortages and limited ambulance capacity.

‘Here to Help in Any Capacity’: A Look Into The Financial Resources of the Student Assembly

By Polina Doronkina · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

In addition to its role of representing the student body, The Sun took a look at the various financial resources that are available from the Student Assembly.

‘The Charge Was Never for Us to Solve the Problem’: Sexual Assault Task Force Co-Chairs Speak on Holistic Health Approach, Delayed Progress

By Benjamin Leynse and Ariana Sanchez · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Co-Chairs of the sexual assault task force Dean Marla Love and Dean Rachel Dunifon spoke to The Sun about their work with the task force following delayed progress in the release of a report.

‘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

Following Cornell’s $60 million Nov. 7 settlement with the Trump administration, the University saw the negotiated closure of several ongoing civil rights investigations directed towards Cornell.

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

By Sofia Loayza · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Donica Varner, Cornell’s vice president and general counsel, will depart from Cornell on Feb. 6, 2026, according to the Cornell Chronicle.

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

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

The men's and women's track events will no longer be open to unattached athletes to compete in, sparking controversy.

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. 12

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.

Petition Calls on University to Protect Student Dining Workers Amid Austerity Measures

Student Assembly Passes Resolutions to Divest From Fossil Fuels, Condemn Cornell Settlement, Raise Student Activity Fee

‘A Rare Blend of Curiosity and Enthusiasm’: Remembering Thaddeus Lucentini ’29

‘Extortion Dressed Up In The Language of Contracts’: Cornell Professors Weigh In On Settlement

Lansing Board Withdraws Ordinance That Would Have Stalled TeraWulf Data Center

Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech

‘The Core Problem with the EMS System is Simple. We Don’t Have a System’: A Look Into Tompkins County’s EMS

‘Here to Help in Any Capacity’: A Look Into The Financial Resources of the Student Assembly

‘The Charge Was Never for Us to Solve the Problem’: Sexual Assault Task Force Co-Chairs Speak on Holistic Health Approach, Delayed Progress

‘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. 12

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

Men’s Lightweight Rowing Placed on Three-Year Probation For Hazing, Rower Disputes Report

University Prohibits Processing Wild Animals in Communal Kitchens After Bear Skinning Uproar

Austin Franco Discusses Piers Morgan Uncensored Appearance, Confirms He No Longer Lives With Parents

Telluride Association Summer Seminar Shuts Down Three Weeks Early After Staff Departures

I’m Just Like Odysseus! Coming Home to Ithaca