obituary
First-Year Student Remembered as an ‘Engineer Poet’ and Compassionate Leader
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Shawn West ’24, a first-year student studying computer science who hoped to someday teach a computer to understand love, was announced dead April 10. He was 18.
solidarity slate
‘Solidarity Slate’ Common Council Candidates Represent Ithaca’s Progressive Movement
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Shaniya Foster, Phoebe Brown and George Defendini formed the Solidarity Slate in their campaign for the Ithaca Common Council, running on racial justice, housing reform and workers’ rights.
course roster
Most Courses Will Be Taught Online This Spring. Here’s How Cornell Decided the Roster.
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Classes in the spring will remain primarily out of the classroom, as was the case this fall.
58th district
Danks Burke Remains Hopeful About State Senate Race, Despite O’Mara Declaring Victory
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Leslie Danks Burke’s (D) campaign remains hopeful that she can win the race for the New York State Senate’s 58th district seat as the counting of mail-in ballots continues.
local elections
Although Races Not Officially Certified, Democrat Assemblywoman and Republican State Senator Maintain Sizeable Leads
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With thousands of mail-in ballots yet to be processed, neither elections for the 125th district in the New York State Assembly nor the 58th district of the State Senate have officially been called. However, Anne Kelles (D) is ahead in the State Assembly race and Tom O’Mara (R-N.Y.) is ahead in the State Senate race.
Local Races
State Assembly Race Still in Limbo, While Most Ithaca Reps Keep Seats
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Local officials running for County Judge, City Judge and District Attorney appeared to all retain their seats. In the race for New York State Assembly, Tompkins County Legislator Anna Kelles (D-2nd District) held a significant lead.
presidential election
On Election Day, Most Cornellians Have Already Voted. Here’s What They Have to Say.
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Nov. 3 seemed like a fairly normal day on Cornell’s campus: Against a backdrop of gray skies and chilly winds, Cornellians went to class, huddled up in cafes and grabbed food from campus dining halls. Around the country, however, the highly-anticipated, contentious 2020 presidential election unfolds. And most Cornellians have already made their voices heard through absentee or early voting.
Anti-semitism
Suspect Identified in Case of Racist Vandalism
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Ithaca police arrested a suspect on multiple counts of fourth degree criminal mischief as a hate crime related to a recent spree of anti-Semitic and racist vandalism.
vandalism
Ithaca Struck by Slew of Anti-Semitic, Racist Vandalism
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A number of Ithaca businesses, as well as five Cornell students, were targeted by white supremacist vandalism on Oct. 26.
dean
Law School Dean Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94 Departs Cornell to Be Seattle University President
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Law School Dean Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94 is to take next steps on the West Coast as president of Seattle University.