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Cornell Commemorates Willard Straight Hall Takeover With Permanent Plaque During Homecoming Weekend
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“I’ll be damned if my children have to march for me,” sang the choir at the beginning of the homecoming weekend dedication.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/aminakilpatrick/page/2/)
“I’ll be damned if my children have to march for me,” sang the choir at the beginning of the homecoming weekend dedication.
Early Friday morning, the Cornell University Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery near Uris Library on Ho Plaza, where suspects brandished a gun and took the belongings of two Cornell students. The robbery was reported at 2:49 a.m., according to the press release.
Early Wednesday around 7:50 a.m, Trumansburg Fire Department arrived at Taughannock Falls State Park to rescue an individual that had fallen 30 feet to the rocky bottom of the waterfall, according to a statement by the department.
Morehouse College announced on Friday that Cornell alumnus Robert F. Smith ’85 and his family completed their promise to the Morehouse College Class of 2019 with a $34 million donation to the new Morehouse College Student Success Program.
Friday’s engaging conversation with the Academy-Award winning director took place in a sold-out Bailey Hall and featured Prof. Samantha Sheppard, performing and media arts. It was co-hosted by the Cornell University Program Board and the Multicultural Concert Funding Advisory Board.
On Wednesday, Anabel’s Grocery reopened after closing for the Spring 2019 semester. The grocery now has a membership system, bulk food options and offers mainly plant based foods.
On Sept. 28, student activists David Hogg and Samantha Fuentes, survivors of the shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., will be giving a talk about the impact of engaged and empowered youth.
Cornell Health will be closed for all clinical services on Saturday, September 14 to give staff members an opportunity to attend the memorial service for their former colleague and CAPS Director Greg Eells. The pharmacy will be open for a limited time from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to serve those with urgent needs.
One of Cornell’s most prominent alumnae, Toni Morrison M.A. ’55, died on Monday night, a friend confirmed to the Associated Press. Morrison was a prize-winning author who penned eleven books, including Beloved and The Bluest Eye.
On June 7, Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff announced that Dean Gregory Morrisett will be the next Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech.