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Social Entrepreneur Encourages Service
November 13th, 2009It seems as though the paths to saving the world and making money do not cross, but not according to Josh Tetrick ’04, a social entrepreneur who led a United Nations business initiative in Kenya. In a series of speeches this week, Tetrick provided ways in which people can get the best of both worlds. Read More
Faculty Debate Gas Drilling
November 12th, 2009As the debate over horizontal drilling into the Marcellus Shale formation wages on, last night the Faculty Senate tabled a resolution that called for the University to create a committee that would have the ability to make decisions on whether to lease any Cornell-owned land to natural gas drilling companies, among other measures. Read More
Professors Praise Decision to Release Task Force Reports
November 12th, 2009Faculty members who had been eager to see the University’s strategic planning task force reports got their wish last Friday when Provost Kent Fuchs released the documents to the public. Most faculty members have praised the decision as a giant step towards greater transparency in the “Reimagining Cornell” process. Read More
Recession Prompts Changes to Cross Country Gourmet
November 12th, 2009While Cornell is tightening its fiscal belt, thousands of students loosened their belts last week for authentic Thai dishes — everything from green curry with prawns to sticky rice with mangoes — at the Cross Country Gourmet dinners. Read More
Former State Dept Officer Interprets ‘Arab Street’
November 12th, 2009Drawing on his myriad experiences with the Arab world, author and former Deputy Regional Coordinator at the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative Ben Orbach urged students to rethink the “Arab Street” in last night’s lecture sponsored by Americans for Informed Democracy. Read More
Ithacans Weigh Pros and Cons Of Large-Scale Drilling Project
November 11th, 2009With the prospect of a large-scale gas drilling project in Ithaca, many residents have voiced concern about such a project’s potential environmental and health impacts. Despite the potential profits from leasing land to gas companies for natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation, residents have vocally raised concerns. Read More
C-Town Council Talks Parking, Garbage & Lights
November 11th, 2009While the Collegetown Neighborhood Council discussed updates on the Collegetown Planning Initiative and the installation of a traffic signal on Dryden Road at yesterday’s monthly meeting, the main point of discussion was the student-initiated Collegetown Trash, Recycling and Art Project. Read More
Univs & Colleges Ease Recession in Ithaca, Tompkins
November 11th, 2009While other cities and regions in upstate New York have suffered enormously from the recession, Ithaca and Tompkins County have benefited from the presence of Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College, according to a joint economic statement. Read More
C.U. Professors Critique Obama’s New Policy for Sudanese Conflict
November 11th, 2009In reaction to the Obama Administration’s recently released policy on Sudan, the Cornell International Affairs Review (CIAR) hosted a panel of professors last night to analyze the situation in Darfur. Read More
Student Leaders Brainstorm Sustainability Initiatives
November 11th, 2009Last night, the Big Red Barn on central campus was bursting with green initiative. The Sustainability Hub hosted a follow-up event to the Student Leader Sustainability Summit on Sept. 26. The focus of the meeting was to help leaders of student groups — both sustainability-minded and non-sustainability oriented — brainstorm ways to boost awareness about environmental issues on campus. Read More