Well, one more semester has come and gone. Cornellians have left campus for what seems like an ever-shortening winter break, bringing a snowy emptiness over East Hill. It’s been an eventful semester here at Cornell.

What is Cornell's context? Do we look at our beloved institution as part of the larger Ithaca community? The Upstate New York region? Or is it an Ivy transplanted to the middle of nowhere? Is Cornell a bubble, or is it an integrated part of the surrounding city? This blog will delve into the relationship between the University and its surrounding city one issue at a time, with contributions from four experts with very different point-of-views.

Anyone who’s followed the media industry in the slightest knows that print journalism isn’t what it once was. But amid all this hustle and bustle, where does The Sun stand?