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Student Assembly Approves Resolution to Transfer Excess SAFC Funds to Assembly’s Reserve Account

By Matthew Kiviat · Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

The Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution requiring the Student Activities Funding Commission to transfer its excess funds to the Assembly’s reserve account on Thursday, citing new changes to its Charter.

Republican Zachary Winn Looks To Challenge DeFendini For Ithaca Common Council’s First Ward

By Dalton Mullins · Friday, Oct. 24, 2025

Voting booths at the polling place at Alice Cook House on Nov. 7, 2017.

The Sun’s 2025 Guide to Voting in Ithaca for New York State Municipal Elections

By Gabriel Munoz · Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

‘Champion, Advocate and Ally’: Remembering Debra ‘Debbie’ Castillo

By Gabriel Munoz · Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

Mac’s Cafe Semesterly Smoothie Competition Announces ‘Island Time’ As Fall 2025 Winning Flavor

By Rafaela Gandolfo Bustamante · Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

“Island Time,” a student-designed fruity smoothie flavor by Madeline Hung ’28, was officially announced as the winning flavor of the Mac’s Cafe semesterly smoothie competition on Oct. 17.

Cornell Democrats Host Panel For Students to Meet Local Democratic Candidates

By Dalton Mullins · Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025

Cornell students were invited by the Cornell Democrats to meet four local candidates running for the Ithaca Common Council and the Tompkins County Legislature on Monday.

Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia J.D. ’22 Withdraws From Confirmation Hearing Amid Leaked Texts Saying He Has A ‘Nazi Streak’

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Paul Ingrassia J.D. ’22, who was President Trump’s nominee to serve as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, withdrew from his nomination hearing after leaked text messages showed him saying to a Republican group chat that he had a “Nazi streak.”

Cornell Law Professor Plans to File Civil Rights Complaint Against Cornell Over Cheyfitz Case

By Matthew Chen · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Prof. William Jacobson, law, is preparing to file a civil rights complaint seeking a federal investigation into Cornell, arguing that its handling of Eric Cheyfitz’s discrimination investigation resulted in the doxxing of Israeli graduate student Oren Renard.

Student Assembly Vice President of Finance Reassesses Funding Cuts After Student Assembly Rejects Proposal

Student Assembly Vice President of Finance Reassesses Multicultural Funding Cuts After Packed Meeting

By Emma Galgano · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

The Student Assembly Vice President of Finance, Hayden Watkins ’28, explained to The Sun how the finance committee arrived at its proposal to reduce funding for several student supplementary funding organizations.

Navy Veteran, Mother, Rebecca Bennett ’09 Runs for Congress in New Jersey

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025

Rebecca Bennett ’09, a navy veteran and healthcare professional, is running to unseat incumbent Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district in the 2026 Democratic primary.

Monday Canvas Outage Leaves Campus Unable to Access Assignments, Course Materials

By Varsha Bhargava · Monday, Oct. 20, 2025

A Canvas blackout hit campus on Monday morning as a result of an Amazon Web Services global outage, according to AWS, leaving students and faculty unable to access course materials.

No Kings Rally at Washington Park, Ithaca on Oct. 18, 2025 (Dante de la Peña/Sun Staff Photographer)

Unable to March, Over One Thousand Gather at Washington Park to Protest Federal Policies at ‘No Kings’ Rally

By Shubha Gautam · Monday, Oct. 20, 2025

Over one thousand people gathered at Washington Park in downtown Ithaca this Saturday as part of over 2,700 “No Kings” protests.

Kotlikoff Reportedly Disapproves of Trump’s Higher Education Compact, Despite Decline to Comment to The Sun

By Joshua Cohen · Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025

After the Trump administration extended its higher education compact to all colleges and universities, Kotlikoff has reportedly indicated that Cornell would not sign on to the compact, though he declined to comment to The Sun on his stance.

Student Assembly Recommends Signage to Discourage Obstructing Accessibility Ramps

By Emma Spindler · Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025

The Student Assembly unanimously voted to pass Resolution 11: Addressing Obstructed Ramps and Handicap Aisles on Campus during Thursday’s meeting.

The Sun Joins 54 Other College News Organizations, Leaders in Amicus Brief in Support of The Stanford Daily

By Matthew Kiviat · Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

The Sun, along with 54 other college news organizations and leaders, signed an amicus brief on Wednesday to support The Stanford Daily’s free speech lawsuit against Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

Ithaca’s Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition to Be Held This Weekend

By Hussam Kher Bek · Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025

The annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition is returning for its 13th year on Saturday, Oct. 18.

College of Arts and Sciences Mourns Death of Freshman

By Zeinab Faraj · Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

College of Arts and Sciences freshman Thaddeus Lucentini died in his home during fall break yesterday, according to an email to the CAS community from Peter Loewen, dean of the college.

Code of Conduct Resolution Passes, Multicultural Club Funding Recommendations Rejected at Packed Student Assembly Meeting

By Dorothy France-Miller and Isabella Hanson · Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025

The Student Assembly voted to pass Resolution 10, which condemns Cornell’s Student Code of Conduct revision process and rejected its finance committee’s recommendation to reduce funding for three University student multicultural organizations.

Cheyfitz Retires Amid Discrimination Investigation Over Confrontation With Israeli Student in Gaza Class

By Benjamin Leynse · Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

Prof. Eric Cheyfitz, literatures in English, who in his course on “Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance," reportedly asked an Israeli student to unenroll, is now set to retire.

‘There is No Dialogue’: Faculty Senate’s Temporary Suspension Resolution Delayed by Passage of Rare Subsidary Motion

‘There is No Dialogue’: Faculty Senate’s Temporary Suspension Resolution Delayed by Passage of Rare Subsidiary Motion

By Yuhan Huang and Kate Turk · Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

A resolution criticizing delays in temporary suspension cases for student protesters was stalled by the passage of a subsidiary motion recommending revisions that will delay voting on the resolution until November, such as the acknowledgement of the ongoing Code of Conduct revision process and the incorporation of relevant data from the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.