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University Assembly Urges Tabling College of Business Plans

By Josephine Chu · Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016

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$500M State Grant Will Enable New Cornell Projects

By News Department · Monday, Jan. 25, 2016

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Cornell to Receive $150K Grant From Walmart

By Gabriella Lee · Monday, Jan. 25, 2016

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Student Assembly Determines Budget Surplus Plan Only Days Before Activity Fee Vote

By Gabriella Lee · Monday, Jan. 25, 2016

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Chapter House Rebuilding Is Only One Approval Vote Away

By Jeanette Si · Monday, Jan. 25, 2016

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Harlem Globetrotters to Visit Cornell

By Joon Lee · Monday, Jan. 25, 2016

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Fire Extinguished in Collegetown Home

By Gabriella Lee · Monday, Jan. 25, 2016

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Alumni Threaten to Pull Donations Over Proposed College of Business

By Jenna Rudolfsky · Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016

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Cornell Police Investigate Vandalism on Campus

By Maxwell Dopsch · Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016

Klarman Hall Opens Following Two Years of Construction

By Josh Girsky · Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016

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Injured 19 Year Old Male Rescued From Beebe Lake Dam

By Sofia Hu · Friday, Jan. 22, 2016

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Cornell Cancels Alumni Leadership Conference Ahead of Blizzard

By News Department · Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016

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Dunbar's Closes Doors After 36 Years in Collegetown

By Annie Bui · Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015

It's that big. I thought about it last month. I thought about it last winter. I was still thinking about it three days after it already happened. The 2001 Head of the Charles. Annually, for one October weekend, over 250,000 people crowd the shores and perch atop all seven bridges on the racecourse along the Charles River in Boston, making "it" the largest international regatta in the world. This year the US, German, Dutch, French, and Croatian national teams had entries in the event. Even though more people attend "it" than the Super Bowl, game seven of the World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Finals combined, it remains an event that most people have never heard of. And trust me, I wouldn't have it any other way. Our bus pulled into Boston around 4 p.m. Saturday, October 20th to a glorious spectacle of reds, whites, blues, and everything in between. Getting off the bus brings back a flush of memories from the previous year's rendition. I recognized the familiar smell of roasted sausages, heard the delirious clamor of spectators, tasted the brisk warm autumn wind, and touched the sacred ground with my bare feet. "It" is an event only a small subset of the population appreciates. There was once a time where rowing was the sport of choice, a sport fit for the king to gaze upon, a sport worthy of large betting wagers. This weekend, Boston provides a snapshot of the way all major regattas used to be, albeit with a twist of the modern flare. Seeing all of the boat trailers, spectators, and majesty of the event makes me long for the recognition rowing used to have. I wondered whether I would get desensitized to this awesome spectacle if all major regattas were like "it"? Would the Charles River lose it's unequivocal allure? Perhaps, but special or not, this river remained as my main focal point, as it must. There have been countless stories of bridges, shorelines, and water taking bites out of people and boats indiscriminately. Her charm has put the best under her spell and broken many hearts. Normally, the coxswain, my position, does not have a large impact on an outcome, but in this race, my role is magnified. If I can take the right lines through all of the bridges and turns, then I can shave precious seconds off the boat's time. An average crew with a great coxswain can beat a good crew with an average coxswain. And this is just that kind of race. I am not saying that being a coxswain is physically taxing, but mentally it can be. Keep in mind I am driving the school's $35,000 boat that is 60 feet long, with a rudder the size of a credit card. On top of that I am responsible for the safety of eight fathers' sons through hairpin turns, bridge abutments, other impeding slower crews, wind, current, and noise. This little bit of extra pressure is only comforting because it is the same pressure that all of the other coxswains must deal with. Fortunately, I am very confident in my abilities and I know that I can drive better than most of them on the water. Bottom line: Donald Lee is the man. I am happy to report that we finished no. 10 overall and no. 5 among college crews. More importantly, we were within 4.6 percent of the winning time which guarantees us an entry for next year's regatta. What is most promising is that we had a bad piece and rowed at a lower cadence than most of the other schools (rowing at lower cadences usually means less speed with elite crews) and shortchanged ourselves. Despite all that, we managed to put out a decent effort. The women's entry in the championship eight was also successful in that it finished almost twenty spots better than its bow number (bow number equals relative seedings based on the previous year's result). The women's four finished 6th overall and were within 3.2 percent of the winning time. It was a good weekend for Cornell crew and we all look forward in racing in Princeton this next Sunday for the Princeton 3-mile Chase as we were riding off back to Ithaca Sunday evening.Archived article by Donald Lee

Ithaca College Faculty Vote 'No Confidence' in President

By Josh Girsky · Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015

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Cornell to Establish College of Business

By Zachary Silver · Monday, Dec. 14, 2015

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Student Assembly Addresses Study Abroad Costs, Housing Lottery and Veterans' Center

By Phoebe Keller · Friday, Dec. 4, 2015

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Cornell to Open Shanghai Office in 2016

By Isabel Ling · Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015

The Cornell men's and women's polo teams began their seasons last weekend against the University of Connecticut in Storrs, hoping to follow up the immense successes of the 2000-2001 campaigns. The women's squad won the national championship last year and began its defense with a 25-5 defeat of Connecticut behind 12 goals from Taylor McLean. However, the Red needed to fight through a much more difficult match against the Central New York Polo Club the next day, which ended in an 11-11 tie. The defending champ's next challenge will be to defeat the Huskies again, in a Saturday night matchup in Ithaca. After that, it will play Skidmore on Oct. 26 which will be followed by the USPA Old Timers Tourney that same weekend. Likewise, the men's polo team began its season this weekend in Connecticut. It will next play the Huskies again on Oct. 19 before joining the women's team in contesting the Old Timers Tourney the next weekend. Included in the long term schedule is the William Field Invitational in mid-November, a title that Cornell won last year. In addition the men will be looking, throughout the season, to reach and surpass the achievements of last year, when they reached the national semifinals before suffering a 24-17 defeat at the hands of a University of Virginia squad that they had beaten two prior times during the season. Anything they achieve, though, will have to be done without last year's top player, Jeff Embow, who scored 11 of Cornell's 17 goals during the Virginia defeat. The man at the focal point of the effort to reach last year's heights is Dave Eldredge '81, who returns to once again, coach both teams. It will be a busy winter and with a packed slate of contests. Both teams will have ample opportunities to show that they are up to the challenge of meeting the expectations brought by past achievements.Archived article by Andrew Bernie

Cornell Coalition Launches With Rally, Letter Drop Thursday

By Maxwell Dopsch · Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015

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Kappa Sigma Chapter Suspension Lifted After Hazing Allegations

By Gabriella Lee · Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015

Despite all the rumors, there are the occasional rays of sun in Ithaca, although few are as consistent as Sunny Weather. Rarely does a band's name so precisely indicate their sound. Yes, one might accurately guess what Slayer sounds like without hearing them, but there is no better way to describe the music of Sunny Weather than their namesake. Theirs is the music of open fields and children dancing under blue skies. And things are only looking up for the quintet. Sunny Weather rose in 1996 as a trio playing all original music. The band hit a turning point when frontman Trevor MacDonald traveled to Louisiana in 1998 on a musical Odyssey of sorts. "It's a lot different down there," Trevor says. "Music brings everyone together, and everybody dances. The music really is for the dancing." After falling in love with the rural music communities, Trevor picked up the accordion. On returning to Ithaca, he continued to be influenced by the eclectic roots and zydeco scene in Trumansburg, championed by the likes of Donna the Buffalo and fostered at the annual Grassroots Festival. The latter served as a powerful influence on what became the Sunny Weather sound, bringing Cajun and zydeco musicians straight from the holy land of the genres, New Orleans. Accordionist and band leader Preston Frank, one of the Mardi Gras town's most beloved performers, has become a good friend of the band. Trevor's own rhythmic squeeze box quickly become a trademark of the band, as it soon transformed into a 5-piece, with Amy Glicklich on vocals, scrubboard, and percussion. Glicklich remained for about three years, and has since moved on to a solo career, releasing Mosaic- Songs of Many Traditions, showcasing her hypnotic voice. As for their consistency, the band has remarkably appeared yearly at Grassroots since '97, and has put out a studio release perennially since '99, no small feat for a young touring band. This illustrates Trevor's and guitarist/vocalist Corey Small's prolific and adept songwriting, as well as a penchant for combining the spontaneous energy needed for the live setting with the musical chops necessary to produce consistently notable albums. The band has certainly grown since its inception (Greg English had never even played drums before joining the band). MacDonald describes it as going from playing "just as friends and having fun, to playing as musicians." This mutual creative growth has brought the group closer and influenced their approach to music. The band's eponymous debut immediately became a regional favorite. The bright harmonies and funky grooves of "Come On Home" and "Livin' On the Dance Floor" show why the band was topped only by international Celtic stars Sol

Fred Van Sickle Named Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development

By Annie Bui · Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015

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