solar flashback
Solar Flashback: Homecoming on the Hill
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This week’s Solar Flashback takes a look back at some memorable headlines, photos and quotes from past Homecoming events — including the first ever Homecoming celebration in 1922.
News
Solar Flashback: A Look at the History of Cornell’s Freshmen Orientation
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From formal academic meetings with peer advisors in the daytime to informal social treks to Collegetown at night, orientation week is a universal experience shared by freshmen across all seven colleges to get them started on their Cornell journey.
mental health
CGSU Submits Petition to University, Demands More Attention to Graduates’ Mental Health Care
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The six demands in the petition included an external review of Cornell Counseling and Psychological Services, gym membership reimbursement, improvement of the therapy referral process and others.
Cornell Hillel
Vigil to be Held on Ho Plaza Following Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue
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“We will be gathering in the spirit of community and unity to show our commitment to loving and supporting one another against hatred by offering prayers and readings,” according to the event’s Facebook page.
MEChA de Cornell
Student Organization Posts Fliers on Anniversary of Disappearance of 43 Students in Mexico
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The fliers posted in Goldwin Smith Hall showed the faces and names of the missing students with the phrases “Vivos se los llevaron” and “Vivos los queremos,” meaning, “They took them alive. We want them back alive.”
GPSA
Pollack Presents on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, Mental Health at GPSA Meeting
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In regard to mental health, Pollack spoke about several substantive changes, including an increase of over two and a half years from 32 to 43 counselors and Cornell’s decision to contract with ProtoCall, a 24-hour by-phone mental health counseling service that Pollack said was “very carefully vetted” in the hope that it would be helpful.
CGSU
CGSU Regroups, Plans ‘Winnable’ Campaigns at First General Assembly of the Semester
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Cornell Graduate Students Union discusses new “winnable,” campaign and mental health during their Wednesday afternoon meeting, the first of the semester.
ad hoc committee
GPSA Reinstates Ad Hoc Committee on Five-Year Community Initiative, Introduces Internal Budget
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The newly-reinstated GPCI Ad Hoc Committee “will review the current GPCI and plan for the upcoming re-do of the GPCI,” according to the committee’s webpage.
Ag Quad
Robotically-Built LOG KNOT Installation on Ag Quad Optimizes Wood Usage
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According to Todd Petrie ’19, cutting all of the joints in the estimated 65 to 70 logs took over two weeks, even with a morning and night crew working every day.
Social Sciences
Provost Sets Aside Proposed ILR-Human Ecology Merger
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Michael I. Kotlikoff announced on Tuesday that he is setting aside the proposal to merge the ILR school with the human ecology college along with the proposal to create a new College of Social Sciences due to a lack of support and enthusiasm for the ideas.