Seth Klarman
Billionaire Seth Klarman ’79 Bankrolls Democrats Nationwide
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Klarman Hall’s namesake has a history of spending big on politics. This election cycle, Seth Klarman ’79 donated over $5 million, mostly to Democratic candidates.
crowdsourcing
Design Project Attempts to Reimagine Klarman for More ‘Diversity and Inclusivity’
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The popular Klarman Hall Atrium is always full of students studying and collaborating or sipping coffee from the Temple of Zeus — but that means many Cornellians have experienced the Klarman Hall runaround when they struggle a place to sit during its busiest hours.
emily wilson
College of Arts and Sciences to Host Day-Long Reading of the Odyssey
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On Friday, April 26, Cornellians and Ithacans alike will gather in Klarman Hall for a 12-hour community reading of a new translation of Homer’s Odyssey — its first ever translation by a woman.
McGraw Hall
McGraw Hall Renovation Plan Back in Motion After 7-Year Suspension
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McGraw Hall’s renovation plan — indefinitely postponed since the University installed temporary struts after three ceilings collapsed in 2010 — may finally be brought back in motion.
Klarman Hall
Hedge Fund Run by Seth Klarman ’79 Owns Nearly $1 Billion in Puerto Rican Debt
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Klarman manages The Baupost Group, a hedge fund in Boston, which owns $911.6 million in bonds issued by Puerto Rico, the group confirmed to media outlets.
Klarman Hall
At Dedication, Klarman Hall Called Space for Challenges, Collaboration
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Gretchen Ritter said Klarman Hall’s location — between the Arts Quad and upper campus — symbolizes its connections to the College of Arts and Sciences and other schools.
News
Showcase Highlights ‘Under-Recognized’ Research in Humanities
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“Many students traditionally think of research as something in the hard sciences or engineering, but the truth is that there are research opportunities in just about all majors here at Cornell,” said Ronald Forster ’17, vice president of the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board.
News
MiXed at Cornell Illustrates Diversity of ‘Multiracial Experience’ at Cornell
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“I think we want people to come out of this conference being a lot more secure in defining who they are for themselves and understanding that they’re not alone,” said Erika Axe ’18.
architecture
Klarman Hall: Disorganized Human Filtration with Soul Mate Finding Potential
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The humble Temple of Zeus has relocated to the shiny new Klarman Hall, and although the soups may never again run out, my patience for people might. Repurposing the small, chateauesque appendage in the rear of Goldwin Smith Hall to house the Temple of Zeus (and direct people into the atrium of Klarman Hall) is a smart idea with visible problems.
The architecture is interesting, the renders deceiving and the humans’ spatial understanding humiliating. As one enters the central and grandiose entrance, it delivers people to the middle of a line with an unknown destination. Inside this clusterfuck of columns, tables and sheep actively debase human development. It’s like you’ve traveled to a forgotten time, where one can see and experience the ancient art of oral tradition.
Presidential Council of Cornell Women
Cornell Women’s Council To Host Symposium Focused on Arts
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The President’s Council of Cornell Women’s 26th annual symposium will bring together female faculty, alumnae and students for talks, mentoring and networking events this weekend. This year, event organizers chose “The Arts” as the theme, after the inauguration of Klarman Hall, according to Erin O’Connor ’85, chair of PCCW’s annual meeting committee. “We have changed the format somewhat this year — while we have always had a theme to organize speakers around, this year as a tie-in to the Arts theme, we have added several events including a tour of the Johnson Museum and a film festival at Cornell Cinema,” she said. In addition to member-specific events, O’Connor mentioned that this year efforts were made to include more events that were open to the general Cornell community. “[We] opened up more of our talks to the Cornell community — including a film event, the undergrad PCCW-New Agenda event and the Saturday afternoon ‘Issues in the Arts’ talk,” she said.