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Meet the 2025-2027 Student-Elected Trustee Candidates

By Hope Thomas , Jason Choi , Sophia Riley Sim and Emma Spindler · Monday, April 21, 2025

Voting will open Wednesday for Cornell’s 2025-2027 Student Elected-Trustee election, and will run until April 28 at midnight. The Sun spoke to the six candidates for this position.

Messages of Unity, Resistance Bring Together Community at National Day of Action Protest

By Max Troiano · Monday, April 21, 2025

‘Together for Tomorrow’: Earth Day Festival Returns to Ithaca

By Xavier Rolston · Monday, April 21, 2025

TCAT Begins Using Donated Buses as Agency Seeks to Stabilize Service

By Max Troiano · Monday, April 21, 2025

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‘Ithaca is Under the Microscope’: Amid Immigrant Crackdowns, Open Doors English Fosters Belonging Through English Learning

By Shubha Gautam · Monday, April 21, 2025

Open Doors English teaches English as a second language to adults in Ithaca. Recent ICE arrests have sparked worry in their students.

Faculty and Students Assemble On Ho Plaza for Nationwide Academic Freedom Protest

By Jeremiah Jung and Benjamin Leynse · Sunday, April 20, 2025

Around 250 students and faculty rallied on Ho Plaza on Thursday for the National Day of Action for Higher Ed, protesting the Trump administration’s $1 billion freeze on Cornell funding and broader cuts within higher education.

Supreme Court Rules for Cornell Employees in Landmark Retirement Plan Case

By Jeremiah Jung · Saturday, April 19, 2025

The unanimous decision lowers barriers for employees to challenge retirement plan transactions under ERISA, resolving a longstanding federal circuit split.

The University Still Has ‘Not Gotten Formal Notification’ of the Funding Freeze, Kotlikoff Tells Student Assembly

By Avery Wang · Friday, April 18, 2025

Over a week after The New York Times broke the news of an over $1 billion funding cut to Cornell from the federal government, the University still has “not gotten formal notification” of the freeze, President Michael Kotlikoff told the Student Assembly on Thursday.

Kotlikoff Criticizes Kehlani’s Slope Day Headline: ‘It’s Too Late To Secure Another Performer’

By Anjelina Gonzalez · Friday, April 18, 2025

There will be "a full forfeit of [Kehlani's] whole compensation" in the case of political activity at Slope Day, according to President Michael Kotilkoff.

Pulling Back the Curtain on the Class of 2029

By Angelina Tang · Friday, April 18, 2025

Admitted students from the incoming class of 2029 attended Cornell Days, eager to learn about the University.

Kotlikoff Acknowledges Assembly Resolution for Immigrant Student Protections, Rejects Several Suggestions

By Kate Turk · Thursday, April 17, 2025

President Michael Kotlikoff acknowledged Student Assembly Resolution 37, calling for increased protections for international students, while rejecting several of the Assembly’s proposals on Monday.

Paleontological Research Institution Grapples With Loss of $100,000 Grant Amid Trump Funding Cuts

By Reem Nasrallah · Wednesday, April 16, 2025

The Paleontological Research Association which owns the Museum of the Earth, had a nearly $100,000 grant terminated after the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services by the Trump administration.

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17 Former or Current Students See SEVIS Records Terminated, At Least Four Report Visas Revoked

By Benjamin Leynse · Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Cornell confirmed that 17 students have lost SEVIS status, putting them at risk of visa revocation and deportation.

Kotlikoff Rejects Resolution 26, Student Assembly to Revisit Health Initiative

By Jason Choi · Wednesday, April 16, 2025

President Kotlikoff rejected Student Assembly Resolution 26 — calling for self-care supply vending machines — prompting bill sponsors’ vow to fight back for student health.

Property Foreclosures Totaling Over $75 Million on Cornell-Owned Land Headed to Auction

By Taehee Oh · Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Over $75 million worth of properties near the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport are scheduled for foreclosure auction on April 29 at the Tompkins County Courthouse.

After Loss of SJCS Shelter, Tompkins County Shifts Toward Long-Term Homelessness Strategy

By Emma Cohen · Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Tompkins County devises plans for a long-term shelter following the closure of their temporary Code Blue shelter.

Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar Rebrands to The Nocturnal Café Amid NYS Regulation of Kava

By Taehee Oh · Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Following the barring of selling kava food and beverages in New York State, Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar rebranded as the Nocturnal Café.

Meet The 2025-2026 Student Assembly Presidential Candidates

By Hope Thomas and Anant Srinivasan · Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Voting opened Monday for Cornell University's 2025-2026 Student Assembly President, and will run until next Monday, April 21.

Meet the 2025-2026 Student Assembly Executive Vice President Candidates

By Kate Turk · Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Four candidates are running to be the Student Assembly Executive Vice President for the 2025-2026 academic year. Voting is open from April 14 to April 21 at noon.

Cornell’s Women Higher Education Now holds fundraisers to spread awareness of issues in gender equality and women's education.

Women’s Higher Education Now Fundraises to Make up For Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts

By Amani Agrawal and Angelina Tang · Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Asian University for Women in Bangladesh’s U.S. federal funding was cut, putting hundreds of Afghan women’s education at risk and pushing Cornell’s Women’s Higher Education Now to fundraise for them.