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Any Person, Any Study and Any Place: Cornellians Reflect On Their Time Studying Abroad

By Mary Caitlin Cronin · Monday, Sept. 22, 2025

Cornell students from diverse majors reflect on how studying abroad offered them transformative cultural, personal and global perspectives.

‘Beloved by His Colleagues’: Michael Lenetsky, Baker Lab Senior Department Manager, Dies After 25 Years at Cornell

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

University Leaders Mourn Death of First-Year Arts and Sciences Student

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

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Cornell Reopens Kitchen, Addresses Sanitation Following Ganędagǫ: Hall Bear Skinning

By Anjelina Gonzalez · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

‘All Political Violence is Wrong’: Campus Political Organization Leaders React to Assassination of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk

By Christine Savino · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Wednesday at Utah Valley University, prompting condemnation from Cornell’s campus political leaders.

Emergency Phones on Ithaca Campus Experience Partial Service Outage

By Gabriel Munoz · Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

In an alert sent to the Cornell community, the Cornell University Division of Public Safety wrote that emergency phones on campus are experiencing an unplanned outage.

‘The Pride of Every Cornellian’s Heart’: McGraw Tower Through the Years

By Jane Haviland · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

To honor McGraw Tower’s recent restoration, The Sun took a trip down memory lane and uncovered a chronicle of quintessentially Cornell moments in time that are marked by the clock tower’s presence.

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After Rally, Common Council Votes to Move Forward With Just Cause Firings Law

By Atticus Johnson · Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025

The Ithaca Common Council voted 8-0 on Wednesday to advance the process for just cause legislation.

Core Missions Remain the Same As Cornell Office of Academic Discovery and Impact, Office of Civil Rights Renamed

By Sofia Principe and Sofia Loayza · Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025

The renaming of two Cornell offices removed mention of “diversity” and “equity” from their titles. However, a review of their programming and policies appears to show that their mission remains intact.

Boeing, L3Harris Absent From Human Capital & HR Career Fair Following Pro-Palestine Protest Previous Year

By Shannon Lin · Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025

Boeing and L3Harris, two defense contractors confronted by pro-Palestine protesters at last year’s Human Capital and Human Relations Career Fair, did not return to the event on Monday.

Cornell’s Fall 2025 ClubFest Invites Students to Explore Campus Organizations, Shifts to Arts Quad Location

By Sophia Koman · Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

Cornell’s student club fair was held on the Arts Quad in a shift from previous years in Barton Hall.

Renovations to McGraw Tower Stirs Mixed Reactions From Students

By Ashley Lee · Monday, Sept. 15, 2025

Faced with a scaffold-free clock tower, students expressed delight that construction was completed alongside disapproval surrounding the long process.

The State of the Ivies: Comparing University Settlement Talks With the Trump Administration

By Iris Liang · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Amid Cornell’s reported $100 million settlement talks with the Trump administration, The Sun spoke to University professors about their perspective on the deal’s meaning for the future of political and academic freedom and compared the deal to other agreements in the Ivy League.

Student Assembly Establishes Committee to Provide Recommendations on Technology, AI Policies

By Emma Spindler · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

The Student Assembly voted to establish a new committee to provide recommendations on University policies surrounding generative AI and other technologies at Thursday’s meeting.

ClubFest Returns to Cornell for Its 21st Year

By Sophia Koman · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

ClubFest, an annual event that allows students to find new student organizations to join, will take place on the Arts Quad on Saturday.

Former CUPD Police Chief Anthony Bellamy to Retire, Join IPD

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Anthony Bellamy, the Cornell University Police Department’s first Black chief with over two decades of experience, will retire and join the Ithaca Police Department on Oct. 2.

Ithaca Central School District Teachers Practice Picketing As Negotiations Loom

Ithaca City School District Teachers Practice Picketing As Negotiations Loom For New Contract

By Atticus Johnson · Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

Over 100 teachers from the Ithaca City School District picketed to call for a better contract with the Ithaca Teachers Association on Thursday.

Cornell 2025 Annual Security Report: Crimes Related to Sexual Assault Decline Slightly, Accounting for Reported Cases Only

By Ariana Sanchez · Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

The 2025 Annual Security Report released on Sept. 4 revealing declines in sexual and VAWA offenses. However, these statistics account only for cases formally reported to CUPD and campus authorities

Cornell, Harvard Reportedly Stall in Trump Administration Negotiations to Restore Federal Funding

By Iris Liang · Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025

Over a month since Cornell and the Trump administration were reported to be nearing a $100 million settlement deal, President Donald Trump’s ongoing settlement talks with Cornell, Harvard and Northwestern have now stalled.

Big Red Beds: A Student-Created Startup Dreaming up a Business Legacy

By Rafaela Gandolfo Bustamante · Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025

Founded by two Cornell students, Big Red Beds provides students with Full XL bed upgrades for their dorm rooms.