News
Megan Guefen ’19 to Attempt Rowing Voyage Across Pacific
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Megan Guefen ’19 is a part of Rowing Oceans for Women, a team aiming to break the record for the fastest all-women team to cross the Pacific Ocean.
News
UPDATED: Missing Grad Yohanes Kidane ’23 Last Seen in San Francisco, California
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Yohanes Kidane ’23 has been missing since Monday, Aug. 14, after traveling by a rideshare service from San Jose, California to San Francisco, California — where he was last seen.
Columns
CHASEN | What Kind of Cornell Alum Will You Be?
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in the end, I decided it was time to look forward, rather than look back.
News
From Big Red to the Red Carpet: Producers of “Succession” and “American Masters” Share Industry Insights at Cornell Cinema
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“Succession” producer Scott Ferguson ’82 and “American Masters” producer Michael Kantor ’83 shared stories about their career paths and impactful experiences as Cornell undergraduate students.
Dining
From Statler Hall to Eleven Madison Park: A Cornell Alum Success Story
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This week, I was lucky enough to interview Max Aronson, a recent Cornell graduate from 2019. Graduating from the School of Hotel Administration with a concentration in Beverage Management, he is now an assistant server at Eleven Madison Park — a fine dining restaurant located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. Eleven Madison Park is ranked third among The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2016 and is known for their taste and presentation. Let’s take a look at how Max is doing today. 1.
Dining
The Road Less Traveled Leads to Vegan Jerky: An Interview with Jack & Friends founder Jessica Kwong ’18
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With graduation looming, the frequency of nosy questions about post-graduation life from parents, friends, friends of parents and parents of friends far and wide reaches its peak. “What are you doing after graduation?” Is a question every senior dreads answering, but for Jessica Kwong ’18, the question brought on an entirely new crisis: Accept the return offer for one of the biggest snack companies in the world or start from scratch building her very own company? She eventually decided on the latter, and Kwong declined the job offer in favor of creating what would eventually become Jack & Friends in March 2019, a plant-based jerky line with jackfruit as a main ingredient.
E.B. White
Conan O’Brien Wrote to E.B. White in High School. Four Decades Later, Cornell Librarians Tracked It Down.
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“I thank you for your letter and am pleased to learn that I restored somebody’s faith in education,” White replied in a 1980 letter. “You, on your part, restored mine — by writing a legible and well-constructed letter.”
Featured in Category
Ithaca College Freshman Rescues Alumna Hiker After Nearly Fatal Fall
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“When I first saw her, it was like ‘oh my god, she’s alive,’ because, on the way down, I honestly expected she wouldn’t be,” Grant said.
Featured in Category
When One Bookstore Door Closes, Another Opens
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Laura Larson ’85, an Ithaca High School and Cornell University alumna, moved to Ithaca at nine years old. She recalls her love for reading and frequenting the plethora of bookstores available in Ithaca during her childhood — because of this, she dreamed of opening a bookstore someday.
alum
Cornell Alumna’s Speech Canceled After Students Threaten Her, Burn Book
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“I noticed that you made a lot of generalizations about the majority of white people being privileged,” one audience member said, according to The George-Anne.