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The Cornell Daily Sun aims to bring the latest information about the coronavirus, as it pertains to the Cornell community and Tompkins County. Start here for news, resources and more.

Students participating in Cornell's new ambassador program will volunteer to uphold guidelines, distribute PPE and identify potential risks for COVID-19 spread on campus. — Cornell Rolls Out COVID-19 Student Ambassador Program to Enforce Behavioral Compact
By Meghana Srivastava | 18 hours ago
While several campus reactivation questions remain unanswered, the University is turning to students to hold their peers accountable and advocate for COVID-19 precautions.

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The Arts Quad on March 13, 2020. Administrators explain in a town hall Friday why Cornell unexpectedly reversed its decision to provide quarantine accommodations for students.

Administrators Outline Thursday’s ‘Excruciating Decision’ at Latest Town Hall

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The former president of Taiwan graduated from Cornell in 1968 with a PhD. in agricultural economics.

Former Taiwanese President and ‘Father of Democracy’ Lee Teng-hui Ph.D. ’68 Dies at 97

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Cornell's top administrator will incur a 20 percent pay cut for a full year.

President Pollack Takes 20% Pay Cut

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TEST SPIN | Taylor Swift — ‘folklore’

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Can the Future of Farming be Organic?

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SONG | Witnessing the Pandemic Across 18 States

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Reopening Model Update Reaffirms Call for In-Person Fall as Cases Rise in Ithaca

18 hours ago

Virtual Escape Rooms and Happy Hours: Students Express Enthusiasm for Virtual Summer Internships

20 hours ago

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: RE: ‘Administrators Outline Thursday’s ‘Excruciating Decision’ at Latest Town Hall’

August 2, 2020

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SONG | Witnessing the Pandemic Across 18 States
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Taylor Swift's 'folklore' is out, and our verdict is in: The project is a mastery in storytelling and lyricism.

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Opinion: Cornell students may be residing across the United States, but the mindset remains the same. We miss other people.

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A recent update to Cornell’s reopening model, intended to address questions about contacts per day and adherence to social distancing, sticks to the initial conclusion calling for a hybrid semester as Ithaca sees a spike in COVID-19 cases.

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Donning a mask, a child holds up a cardboard sign that reads ‘I Am Not a Threat’ during the Uplift and Speak Out! rally on Friday at the Ithaca Commons. (Michael Suguitan / Sun Staff Photographer).

In Photos: Uplift and Speak Out! Rally | June 5, 2020

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WATCH | Sciencenter Brings Student Workers Into the Ithaca Community

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The Auburn Correctional Facility (pictured above), a participating member in CPEP, has no reported cases of COVID-19, according to NY-DOCCS.

Cornell Prison Education Program Spearheads Statewide Effort to Provide Masks to the Incarcerated Across NYS

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News

Big Tech Curbs Police Use of Facial Recognition Systems Due to Racial Biases
By Angela Demaral | August 2, 2020
New CAPS Director Arrives With Challenging Semester Ahead
By Sophie Arzumanov | July 31, 2020
Cornell Doubles Down on In-Person Semester as Quarantine Orders Complicate Move-In
By Johnathan Stimpson | July 30, 2020

Sports

Morgan Barron Signs With New York Rangers
By Raphy Gendler | July 31, 2020
Ivy League Prohibits Varsity Athletic Competition For Fall Semester
By Luke Pichini | July 8, 2020
Incoming Student That Used Racial Slur in Video Will ‘Not Be a Cornell Student,’ University Says
By Kathryn Stamm and Luke Pichini | June 30, 2020

Opinion

EDITORIAL | Cornell’s Inability to Quarantine Arriving Students Should Concern You
By Opinion Department | July 31, 2020
BARAN | Cornell Should Discount Our Tuition
By Christian Baran | July 29, 2020
LORENZEN | Don’t Forget to Stir the Sauce
By Andrew V. Lorenzen | July 28, 2020

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Arts & Entertainment

Re-Examinations of Asian-American Identity in ‘Minor Feelings’ & ‘Interior Chinatown’
By Cecilia Lu | July 30, 2020
Meme, Art or Campaign Ad?
By Mira Kudva Driskell | July 28, 2020
‘As if!’ 25 Years of Being Cluelessly Out of Touch
By Megan Pontin | July 24, 2020

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Science

Professors Conflicted About Reopening Model and the Risks and Benefits of Reopening
By Anil Oza and Tamara Kamis | July 20, 2020
How an Electrical Engineer Molded Computer Science At Cornell and Beyond
By Srishti Tyagi | July 8, 2020
What Happens if Someone Throws a Party? Questions and Answers on the Model Reopening Campus
By Anil Oza | July 2, 2020

More Science »

Dining

In the Kitchen and Mind of a Black, Female Chef
By Amelia Clute | August 2, 2020
Summertime Heat: Grilling is the New Baking
By Melanie Metz | July 27, 2020
From Madeira to Smuckers Mosaics
By Sarah Austin | July 22, 2020

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