Sports
Athletics Department Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Digital Library
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Over 125 years of Cornell athletics history sits on the shelves of Associate Director of Athletics for Communications Jeremy Hartigan’s office in Schoellkopf House.
Faculty awards
Cornell Profs Awarded Annual Grants for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
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Eight faculty with “a record of commitment to the teaching and mentoring” of undergraduates were named 2018 recipients of the Stephen H. Weiss Awards.
State of the University
President Martha Pollack Lauds ‘Strong’ State of the University in Annual Address
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Pollack described how students are “applying in droves” and professors, as well as government agencies, non-governmental organizations and industry, are “saying yes to Cornell.”
Cornell Indonesian Association
Cornell Indonesian Association Raising Money for Fresh Water and Supplies to Help Rebuild Sulawesi
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The Cornell Indonesian Association “wanted to do something and act as an avenue to catalyze that process of helping,” Sulawesi, which was recently hit by an earthquake and tsunami. The organization is trying to raise $5,000 to help community rebuilding.
comedy
Michelle Wolf Addresses Women’s Rights, Immigration at Bailey Hall Lecture
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“Comedians like Michelle can get very famous very quickly — and we wanted to strike while the iron was hot, essentially,” said Daniela Manzano ’19, CUPB executive chair.
obituary
English Professor and ‘Fighter for Indigenous Rights’ Carol Warrior Dies at 56
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“Carol carried the name Warrior in every aspect of her life,” her obituary reads. She was an “indigenous literature scholar, fighter for indigenous rights, and lover of family, community and students.”
cornell tech
Cornell Tech Program Uses Technology to Promote Independent Journalism
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Cornell Tech teamed up with five other New York City universities this past academic year to “defend independent media and journalism” in a new project.
holi 2018
Annual Holi Colors Arts Quad, Celebrates Spring and Culture
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The Arts Quad erupted into clouds of color as an estimated 2,000 attendees threw “rang” — colored powder made of corn starch and non-toxic, organic dyes — to celebrate Holi.
Faculty Senate
Vast Majority of ILR Faculty Oppose Merger with College of Human Ecology
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“The ILR faculty call upon [the faculty senate] to support our vote of no merger,” said Prof. Bill Sonnenstuhl, Industrial and Labor Relations.
community service
Cornell Greeks Give Back to Local Ithaca Causes
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Students donated their time to approximately 16 organizations, including the Paleontological Research Institution, Friends of the Library and Ithaca Community Childcare.