2018 Election
Up and Down the Ballot, Democrats Run New York
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The party maintained the Governorship and Assembly majority and flipped several State Senate seats to gain control of the only branch evading their grasp since 2011.
Cornell Cinema
University Funding to Cornell Cinema Uncertain as Organization Seeks to Stay Afloat
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The Cinema is currently seeking out new co-sponsors for after June 30 next year, when the last committed University funding ends.
apple
Mann Library Exhibit Celebrates History of Cider-Making and Heirloom Apples
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The exhibit, “Apples to Cider: An Old Industry Takes New Root,” speaks to the rich history of apples in cider-making, and the resurgence of an industry with close ties to Cornell research.
ray Jayawardhana
Arts and Sciences Dean Jayawardhana Wins Humanitarian Award
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“It’s very important that scientists in general engage in the public conversation and we celebrate the people that excel at it,” Lincoln said.
Shooting
19-Year-Old Man Shot on Ithaca Commons Following Altercation, Police Say
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A man was shot on the Commons in the early morning hours Friday, according to the Ithaca Police Department.
midterm election
Rep. Tom Reed Outraises Democratic Rival Tracy Mitrano Without Support From Cornell Employees
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Incumbent Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) has outraised his Democratic challengers by an average of $1.6 million in the last three election cycles, but Federal Election Commission Filings show that only two Cornell staff and faculty — one of them a registered Democrat — have given large individual contributions to his current campaign.
mental health
Student Mental Health Task Force to Submit Policy Recommendations to University
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The student-led Mental Health Task Force finalized its list of recommendations to improve Cornell’s mental health services on Sunday, with plans to formally introduce them to the administration and gather signatures from the student body on Monday. The task force recommendations include hiring new counselors and mental health liaisons, new training for resident advisors and university staff, changes to leave of absence policies, and increasing access to off-campus mental health services.
Since March, the task force has worked to identify possible areas of improvements to Cornell’s mental health services, during which the administration has faced criticism from students and mental health advocacy groups like The Sophie Fund — an advocacy organization founded by the parents of Sophie MacLeod ’14, who committed suicide while on medical leave from Cornell in 2016. In January, President Pollack rejected calls for an independent review of campus mental health services from Susan Hack and Scott MacLeod, founders of The Sophie Fund. At the time, Pollack said that a two-year external review by the JED Foundation and internal reviews of Cornell Health are sufficient audits for its mental health program. Hack and McLeod called the review “plainly insufficient” in a letter to Pollack in August, and repeated its call for an independent task force.
airlines
Governor Cuomo Kicks off Ithaca Airport Renovations to Send the Region ‘Soaring’
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the $24.7 million expansion of the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport is set to be complete in late 2019 after attending the groundbreaking on Oct. 16.
Svante Myrick
Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick Says Cornell Should Pay More to City
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Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 blasted the University in an interview with The Sun on Thursday for not contributing enough to its home city after he unveiled a new budget plan for the city of Ithaca in which Cornell’s contribution increased by only a little less than $30,000.
Ithaca Common Council
Police, Fire Departments Request Funding for More Officers at City Budget Hearing
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At the meeting, Tyler, along with officials from the Fire Department and Public Information and Technology Office, had the chance to discuss the city’s nearly $76 million budget’s effect on their departments.