The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/angelabunay/)
Visiting scholar Nay Yan Oo is the latest guest lecturer for the Gatty Lecture Series hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies discussing the 2020 Myanmar election in which he was a candidate.
On Monday afternoon, around 40 students rallied for immigrant rights, demanding more legal services for undocumented students and an end to University contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
During Monday night’s meeting, the GPSA passed a resolution calling on the University to better accommodate quarantined students, and held elections for vacant positions, including for the role of vice president of operations.
In recognition of a $50 million donation from alumni Peter Nolan ’80, MBA ’82 and Stephanie Nolan ’84, the hotel school will be renamed the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.
In a Monday night meeting, the GPSA held elections for president, vice president and counsel, and rescinded two previously-passed resolutions.
The Perspectives in Global Development Seminar, hosted by CALS’s Global Development department, is set to hold 11 seminars this fall. US Rep. Melanie Stansbury M.S. ’07 will speak this Wednesday, discussing food and water security, climate change legislation and economic development.
Labor Day, a holiday meant to celebrate the United States workforce, also meant an extra long weekend Cornellians. Many took advantage of the day off to relax and enjoy the company of their friends, while others took the time to get work done.
Prof. Robert George and Dr. Cornel West will be guest speakers as part of the Coors Conversation Series on Sep. 9 at Myron Taylor Hall discussing free speech.
After a year on zoom, in-person orientation is back for incoming first year and transfer students with movie nights, field day and New Student Convocation at Schoellkopf Field
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigns just days after exit of top aide Melissa DeRosa ’04. The decision comes after an AG report found that the governor sexually harassed 11 women during his time in office.