Ithaca
‘Nothing Can Compare to This’: Ithaca’s Performing Arts Adjust to Pandemic
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As plays and performances are put on halt in response to COVID-19, Ithaca’s performing arts adjust to virtual rehearsals and rescheduling shows under the pandemic.
student life
Despite In-Person Separation, Thousands of Students Share Experiences In New Meme Page
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“Zoom Memes for Self Quaranteens,” a Facebook meme group created in the wake of national school closures with over half a million members, has connected people looking to practice languages, a New York Times reporter asking for quotes for a story, fundraisers from pre-med fraternities and of course, lots of memes.
Featured in Category
Pollack and Lombardi Field Criticism Over Newly Announced Greek Life Rules at S.A. Meeting
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President Martha Pollack and Ryan Lombardi, Vice President for Campus Life, address concerns raised by the Student Assembly about Greek Life restrictions at Thursday night meeting.
obituary
Law Prof. James Henderson Jr., Special Master in 9/11 Victims Litigation Case, Dies at Age 81
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Prof. James Henderson Jr., Frank B. Ingersoll Professor of Law Emeritus, died on July 2 at 81. For nearly 30 years, he taught tort and product liability law at Cornell creating a lasting impact on the field.
Student Assembly
Student Assembly Weighs Changing Election Policy as Presidential Race Approaches
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At Thursday’s Student Assembly meeting, potential changes to campaign policies surrounding elections for Student Assembly and student-elected trustees were tabled.
Cornell professors
From Italy to Ithaca, Married Cornell Professors Share Their Love Stories
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The Sun talked to married professors to discuss how they met, what teaching together is like, and on campus date ideas.
News
Max Greenfield Talks Grades, ‘New Girl’ and His Jewish Identity
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“Judaism, son!” Max Greenfield dropped some catchphrases and life lessons in Bailey Hall.
college of arts and sciences
Prison Education Program Aims to ‘Change the System’ for Incarcerated Individuals
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Cornell’s Prison Education Program, which seeks to provide college courses to inmates at maximum and medium security prisons in upstate New York, hopes to “counter a culture of punishment that predominates in the correctional system today,” according to Dr. Robert Scott, executive director of the Cornell Prison Education Program.
millennial women
Betch, Please: The Betches Discuss How They Created Their Brand
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Betches, which has over 6 million followers on Instagram, is a multimedia destination for “women who want to communicate honestly and unapologetically.”
empowerment
African Women Don’t Need Saving, Professor Says
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“There’s very little teaching about African countries, much less about African women, so we often show African women as victims,” Van Allen said.