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McGraw Tower Construction Will Not Be Completed by Commencement, University Revises Statement

By Angelina Tang · Tuesday, May 13, 2025

The University has revised their statement on the projected date of completion of McGraw Tower’s construction. The scaffolding is no longer projected to be removed by Commencement weekend.

McGraw Tower Construction will be Completed by Commencement, University Says

By Angelina Tang and Varsha Bhargava · Thursday, May 8, 2025

SUN EXCLUSIVE: Kotlikoff and Bala Discuss Funding Freeze, Slope Day Controversy, SEVIS Records

By Dorothy France-Miller , Matthew Kiviat and Julia Senzon · Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Are You Being Watched?: Cornell Ramps Up Security Camera Presence, Centralization

By Everett Chambala · Wednesday, May 7, 2025

‘People Deserve a Party, But Not if That Party Is Organized by Fascists’: Activists Organize ‘Community Slope Day’ Following Kehlani Headliner Cancellation

By Max Troiano · Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Cornellians will be able to choose between not one but two Slope Days — the official University music festival and the grassroots Community Slope Day, organized by local activists in response to the University rescinding Kehlani’s headliner invitation.

‘Trying to Find Unity in a Very Divided Atmosphere’: Adam Vinson ’25 Reflects on Term as Student Assembly Executive Vice President

By Sophia Riley Sim · Tuesday, May 6, 2025

What happens on a national level winds up trickling down to students, so ignoring it would be foolish,” Adam Vinson ’25 said, emphasizing that the Student Assembly must continue to respond to federal actions with its resolutions.

NFL Marketing Agent Rachel Booth ’22 Describes Her ‘Front Row Seat’ to Eagles Linebacker Jalyx Hunt’s ’23 Career

By Zeinab Faraj · Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Their journey together started years prior, at Cornell. On Schoellkopf Field, Booth held a camera, trying to make small adjustments and capture the right angles while Hunt ran drills. She was brainstorming through ideas on how to piece together a highlight reel for an athlete feature for the Big Red Sports Network.“‘One day you will be a member of my team,’” Booth recalled Hunt saying.

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Providing ‘Another Set of Eyes’: Guiding Eyes for the Blind Trains Service Dogs, Hosts Pet-a-Puppy Events

By Mary Caitlin Cronin · Monday, May 5, 2025

Guiding Eyes for the Blind at Cornell trains guide dogs for visually impaired individuals and hosts events to spread awareness on campus.

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Eyes on the Skies: Cornell Birding Club Prepares for World Series Competition

By Grace Liu · Monday, May 5, 2025

The Birding Club at Cornell will participate in the World Series of Birding, a 24-hour competition where teams race to identify and count as many bird species as they can.

‘Raging Grannies’ Sing Parodies at Local Protests to Resist Trump Administration, Advocate for Political Reform

By Max Troiano · Monday, May 5, 2025

The Raging Grannies and Friends of Tompkins County sing parodies at local protests in response to the Trump administration.

Keten Abebe ’27 Wins 2025-2027 Student-Elected Trustee Election

By Reem Nasrallah · Saturday, May 3, 2025

Keten Abebe ’27 will serve as student-elected trustee for the 2025-2027 term. Her campaign emphasized fostering communication between students and the administration.

Catchy or Controversial? Students React to Gunna Replacing Kehlani as Slope Day Headliner

By Rowan Wallin · Saturday, May 3, 2025

The Cornell community has taken the announcement of Gunna as the new Slope Day headliner with varying reactions and emotions.

Student Assembly Passes Resolution to Give Student-Athletes Access to Early Enrollment Times

By Zeinab Faraj and Emma Spindler · Saturday, May 3, 2025

The Student Assembly voted to send Resolution 50 to President Kotlikoff’s desk, which would give freshman and sophomore student-athletes the ability to enroll in up to 8 credit hours one hour before their peers.

All Affected Students Now See SEVIS Records Restored

By Everett Chambala · Saturday, May 3, 2025

Cornell confirmed that all 17 current and former students who had their Student and Exchange Visitor Information System statuses terminated have had their records “temporarily” reinstated.

Cornell Law Professor Initiates Several Federal Investigations into Ithaca’s Educational Institutions

By Giselle Redmond · Friday, May 2, 2025

Under the Trump administration, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has investigated multiple educational institutions in Ithaca on the basis of race-based discrimination.

Gunna to Replace Kehlani as Slope Day Headliner Following Rescinded Invitation

By Gabriel Munoz · Friday, May 2, 2025

The Slope Day Programming Board announced Gunna as the new headliner for Slope Day. He will replace Kehlani following President Michael Kotlikoff’s decision to rescind her invitation.

Cornell Cannot Rescind Artist Invitations for Student Programming Council Events, Says Student Assembly

By Eric Reilly and Zeinab Faraj · Friday, May 2, 2025

The Student Assembly unanimously passed Resolution 58, which states that Cornell administration cannot rescind an artist's invitation to the University “except as contractually allowed.”

From Campus to County: How Students and Local Leaders Are Bridging Ithaca’s Mental Health Gap

By Emma Cohen · Friday, May 2, 2025

From students advocating for bills in the New York state legislature to community members working to build up local resources, Ithacans are pushing to improve mental health resources.

From Native American History to Martial Art: Exploring the Murals of Ithaca

By Dalton Mullins · Thursday, May 1, 2025

A Haudenosaunee-Dutch treaty. A form of martial arts. Mentorship program participants. Marine biology. Read about The Sun’s discussions with four artists about the inspirations behind a few of Ithaca’s many murals.

‘The Patients Are the Ones that Suffer the Most’: Researchers Left in Limbo After Cornell Funding Freeze, Stop-Work Orders

By Iris Liang · Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Three researchers at Cornell speak about their difficulties with federal funding cuts.