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‘Here to Help in Any Capacity’: A Look Into The Financial Resources of the Student Assembly

By Polina Doronkina · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

In addition to its role of representing the student body, The Sun took a look at the various financial resources that are available from the Student Assembly.

‘The Charge Was Never for Us to Solve the Problem’: Sexual Assault Task Force Co-Chairs Speak on Holistic Health Approach, Delayed Progress

By Benjamin Leynse and Ariana Sanchez · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

‘It’s Given Me A Greater Sense of Purpose’: A Look Into ROTC at Cornell

By Teju Vijay · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Releases Cornell’s Antisemitism Investigations, Title VI Files

By Iris Liang · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Cornell’s Chief Lawyer, Vice President And General Counsel Donica Thomas Varner To Leave Cornell

By Sofia Loayza · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Donica Varner, Cornell’s vice president and general counsel, will depart from Cornell on Feb. 6, 2026, according to the Cornell Chronicle.

Track and Field Restricts Meet to Rostered Collegiate Athletes, Shutting Out Club Athletes

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

The men's and women's track events will no longer be open to unattached athletes to compete in, sparking controversy.

Ithaca City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff Resigns After Tensions Over Budget Shortfalls

By Taehee Oh · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

After a multi-million-dollar budgeting error, Ithaca City Manager, Deb Mohlenhoff resigns at the request of Common Council.

Referendum on Cornell’s Disciplinary Process Announced, Voting to Begin Dec. 12

By Kate Turk · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Students can submit pro-con statements for the next seven days to weigh in on Student Assembly’s referendum on Cornell’s disciplinary processes.

Cornell CALS Dean Not Chosen as ISU’s Next President, Despite Receiving More Positive Feedback From ISU Community Than Competitor

By Kate Turk · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

CALS Dean Benjamin Houlton had higher approval ratings from the Iowa State Community than his competitor, despite not being chosen as the next president.

NY Assemblyman Alex Bores ’13, Architect of AI Regulation Bill, Mounts Run for Congress in Manhattan

By Atticus Johnson · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

NY Assemblyman Alex Bores ’13 enters a congested race for New York City’s 12th Congressional district.

Former Cornell Employee Arrested for Death Threats

By Ellie Porter · Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

Jerry Gordon, a 56-year-old former Cornell employee, was sentenced to two years in prison for threatening to kill a man from Aurora, New York.

Meet Senior Will MacLeod: Team USA’s Chessboxing World Championship Silver Medalist

By Inga Wooten-Forman · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

Meet Will MacLeod ’26, a math major in the College of Arts and Sciences, who earned silver for Team USA in the Chessboxing World Championships in September after starting the sport just three months prior.

DOJ Memo is ‘Not the Institutional Position of the University’: Kotlikoff Clarifies Settlement Questions at UA

By Yuhan Huang · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

In their annual address at Tuesday’s University Assembly meeting, President Kotlikoff and V.P. University Relations Kyle Kimball fielded questions on the DOJ memo recommendations, staff layoffs and the University’s legal capabilities post-settlement.

‘Even If Our Numbers Are Lower, We’re Still Here’: Indigenous Student Engagement Persists Despite Enrollment Drops

By Svetlana Gupta · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, enrollment levels of indigenous students at Cornell remain below 2023 levels yet students say engagement persist.

IN DATA | Cornell Only Ivy to See No American Rhodes Scholars Named in Class of 2026

By Angelina Chen · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

32 students across America were named Rhodes Scholars this year including students across all Ivy League universities — except Cornell, which has not produced a Rhodes Scholar for the past six years.

Graduate Student Union Passes Referendum Committing to BDS Guidelines for Solidarity With the ‘Palestinian Liberation Struggle’

By Coral Platt · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

Cornell Graduate Student Union passed a referendum adopting the “International Solidarity with the Palestinian Liberation Struggle” statement on Nov 26.

‘My Boy Jeffrey Is Everywhere’: Epstein’s Personal Lawyers Reid Weingarten ’71, Darren Indyke J.D. ’91 Implicated in Latest Batch of Files

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025

Two Cornell alumni who served as Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers appear to have had personal relationships with him, based on Epstein’s recently released emails.

‘Here to Help in Any Capacity’: A Look Into The Financial Resources of the Student Assembly

‘The Charge Was Never for Us to Solve the Problem’: Sexual Assault Task Force Co-Chairs Speak on Holistic Health Approach, Delayed Progress

‘It’s Given Me A Greater Sense of Purpose’: A Look Into ROTC at Cornell

U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Releases Cornell’s Antisemitism Investigations, Title VI Files

Cornell’s Chief Lawyer, Vice President And General Counsel Donica Thomas Varner To Leave Cornell

Track and Field Restricts Meet to Rostered Collegiate Athletes, Shutting Out Club Athletes

Ithaca City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff Resigns After Tensions Over Budget Shortfalls

Referendum on Cornell’s Disciplinary Process Announced, Voting to Begin Dec. 12

Cornell CALS Dean Not Chosen as ISU’s Next President, Despite Receiving More Positive Feedback From ISU Community Than Competitor

NY Assemblyman Alex Bores ’13, Architect of AI Regulation Bill, Mounts Run for Congress in Manhattan

Former Cornell Employee Arrested for Death Threats

Meet Senior Will MacLeod: Team USA’s Chessboxing World Championship Silver Medalist

DOJ Memo is ‘Not the Institutional Position of the University’: Kotlikoff Clarifies Settlement Questions at UA

‘Even If Our Numbers Are Lower, We’re Still Here’: Indigenous Student Engagement Persists Despite Enrollment Drops

IN DATA | Cornell Only Ivy to See No American Rhodes Scholars Named in Class of 2026

Graduate Student Union Passes Referendum Committing to BDS Guidelines for Solidarity With the ‘Palestinian Liberation Struggle’

Former Cornell Student Convicted of Rape Over 2024 On-Campus Sexual Assault

The Ivy to Establish New Luxury Housing in Collegetown, Opens Fall 2026

Mary Bellakbira Blends Fashion and STEM to Redefine Hormone Health

‘My Boy Jeffrey Is Everywhere’: Epstein’s Personal Lawyers Reid Weingarten ’71, Darren Indyke J.D. ’91 Implicated in Latest Batch of Files

Alumnus Present at Kotlikoff Car Incident Issued Persona Non Grata, 3-Year Ban From Campus

High School Girl Fatally Stabbed on Saturday in Cayuga Heights, Lone Suspect in Custody

Board of Trustees Concludes Investigation Into Kotlikoff Car Incident, Finds Students Violated University Policy

Cornell, Graduate Hotel Exchange Lawsuits After Roosevelt Island Hotel Closure

Graduates Brave Rain and Wind at 2026 Commencement Ceremony