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Ravyn Lenae to Headline, Tkay Maidza to Open Homecoming Concert 2025

By Varsha Bhargava · Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

R&B artist Ravyn Lenae is scheduled to headline for the Cornell Concert Commission’s Homecoming Concert this Sunday.

New ILR Café Construction Underway, Scheduled to Open in Spring 2027

By Michael Ferreira · Monday, Sept. 29, 2025

Ecologist Megan O'Rourke Ph.D. ’09 Quit Trump’s Department of Agriculture. Now, She's Running for Congress

By Atticus Johnson · Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025

Nobel Memorial Prize Winner Claudia Goldin ’67 Speaks on Women’s Rights in ‘Why Women Won’ Lecture

By Ashley Lee · Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025

BREAKING: Fire Breaks Out at Applefest Food Stand

By Gabriel Munoz · Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025

At the 43rd annual Apple Harvest Festival Celebration, a fire broke out at a food stand on the corner of State and Geneva St.

Students Turn Out in Favor of Student Assembly Resolution Criticizing Current Code of Conduct Revision Process, Campus ICE Recruitment

By Dorothy France-Miller and Benjamin Leynse · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

Nearly 25 students attended Thursday's Student meeting in support of Resolution 10, which criticizes the exclusion of University assemblies in being able to revise the Student Code of Conduct and Resolution 9, which condemns Cornell Career Services promoting a listing from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Agency.

TCAT to Offer Contactless Payment Options, Such as Apple Pay, on Buses

By Shubha Gautam · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

For the first time, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit riders can use contactless payment to pay their fare. Previously, passengers paid using either their Cornell ID, cash, the Tcard or FreeRyde Smart card or TCAT’s mobile ticketing app, Tfare.

301 College Avenue Available for Student Housing in 2026-2027 Academic Year

By Taehee Oh · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

301 College Avenue will be available for students for the Fall 2025 housing selection process.

Field Hockey’s New Marsha Dodson Field Is Complete After Near Year Long Delay

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

The field hockey team’s new turf is now ready for its matchup against No. 17 Yale on Friday at 4 p.m. following delays and pushback from local environmentalists.

Record High Tick Surge Quadruples Lyme Disease Cases in Tompkins County This Year

By Hussam Kher Bek · Friday, Sept. 26, 2025

The Tompkins County Health Department reports a record-high number of tick cases this year, with Lyme disease cases in July 2025 more than quadrupling recorded cases in July 2024.

DeFendini Returns to the Polls: Cornell Alumnus Runs to Represent Ithaca Common Council’s First Ward

By Jonathan Brand · Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025

Cornell alumnus runs to represent Ithaca’s First Ward in the upcoming Common Council election.

‘Not Just About Fisheries, But Also About People’: Cornell Grad Student Receives SBB Research Scholarship

By Zeinab Faraj · Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025

Tatum Delaney, a second-year graduate student, received an SBB Research Group Foundation scholarship to continue her research on fisheries across the world.

SUN EXCLUSIVE: Lombardi, Love Discuss Housing Selection, Student Code of Conduct Revision

By Dorothy France-Miller and Matthew Kiviat · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

The Sun sat down with Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi and Dean of Students Marla Love on Monday to talk about issues relating to the selection of housing and the revision process for the Student Code of Conduct.

Adam Vinson ’25 Runs for County Legislature, Campaigns on Climate and Student Engagement

By Taehee Oh · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

Adam Vinson ’25, running for Tompkins County Legislature, focuses on advancing Ithaca’s climate goals and amplifying student voices in local government.

‘It Represents the Ithaca Community as a Whole’: Porchfest Brings Outdoor Music to Ithaca and Beyond

By Giselle Redmond · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

Over 160 bands took part in Ithaca’s neighborhood music festival, Porchfest, this Sunday.

U.S. News Ranks Cornell at No. 16 Best University in the World, No. 12 in the Country

By Varsha Bhargava · Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025

Cornell ranked 12th in the country and 16th in the world among other universities according to the U.S. News & World Report 2026 rankings, which were published Tuesday morning.

Student Assembly Postpones Vote on Resolution Addressing Administration’s Review of Student Code of Conduct

By Emma Spindler · Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025

The Student Assembly unanimously voted to rework proposed Resolution 10, which attempts to give the undergraduate body a voice in revisions of the Student Code of Conduct, during its Thursday meeting.

Cool Breeze, Falling Leaves, Apples: Ithaca’s Annual Apple Harvest Festival to Return for Its 43rd Year

By Rafaela Gandolfo Bustamante · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Ithaca’s 43rd Apple Harvest Festival is set to return to the Commons from Sept. 26 to 28.

McFaddin Hall Will Not House Students for Fall 2026 Due to Upcoming Construction

By Varsha Bhargava · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

McFaddin Hall will undergo exterior construction this upcoming summer, and will not be included in the Fall Housing Selection Process for the 2026-2027 academic year.

‘Why Are We Researching What We Know Black People Deserve?’: Community Members Discuss Reparations in New York

By Shubha Gautam · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Community members, educators and officials gathered in Ithaca to share perspectives on what reparations could look like in New York, as part of a statewide effort to address slavery and systemic racism.