The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/emilyyang/)
The College Scholars program’s latest cohort began their independent courses of study this semester, ranging from studies of the economics behind Uber to the impact of political leaders on culture.
On Monday Jan. 20, a water main break caused parts of Jessup Road to close, with a crew working on fixing the damage into Tuesday evening. This closure forced commuters to reroute, using Cradit Farm Drive instead.
The University offers one ceremony in December when approximately 450 graduates walk across the stage.
“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.
Earlier this month, the Tompkins County Legislature narrowly voted in favor of a resolution that would allow rifle hunting for big game in the area, joining 58 other upstate New York counties that already granted such permission.
For twenty years, the only religious group for Hindu students at Cornell has operated out of a small storage closet.
The café uses a three-tiered price system for drinks, with the base price using the café-owned mug. Customers net a 50-cent discount for bringing their own mug, which the café does not have to wash, or a 50-cent surcharge for a disposable paper cup.
Cornellians have once again been chosen for the Millennium Fellowship, a partnership between the Millennium Campus Network and the United Nations Academic Impact initiative. The 15 students will each work on independent projects targeted towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, including improving equality, education and health and reducing waste.
“Honestly, it felt like stepping into a study space from a college brochure,” said Erin Fleck ’22. “My only complaint with it is that I don’t think I’ll be able to find a seat, since I expect it to be much more crowded than before.”
After enduring pregnancy and childbirth, many new mothers experience an additional challenge –– breastfeeding. Hoping to make it easier for mothers to feed their babies, Cornell alum Max Spivak ’07, MBA ’14, MILR ’15 and his wife Kate Spivak co-founded Laally and created their own device in 2017 to provide a solution.