families
Students Find Gratitude, New Opportunities for Relationships During Quarantine
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Quarantine has created a new space for students to explore relationships, both new and old, from new perspectives.
Campus Closure
Cornell Professors’ Model Could Help Universities Plan for the Fall 2020 Semester
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One question that schools must answer while considering their course of action is what the extent of the risk is facing campus. Two Cornell professors, Ben Cornwell and Kim Weeden, sociology, are aiming to quantify how connected individuals on campus are to provide insight on how a virus could spread should classes resume normally in the fall.
co-op
Students Find Solace, Community in Co-Ops
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Even though most students have left campus, some co-op residents are still in Ithaca, adhering the social distancing guidelines and adjusting to life on a nearly-empty campus.
coronavirus
Two Weeks After Promise of Room and Board Rebates, Refund Details Still Up in Air
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With in-person classes canceled and students rushing off campus, Cornell families have been left wondering how the administration will potentially handle previously promised rebates on room and board fees.
Andrew Cuomo
In Executive Order, Gov. Cuomo Restricts All Non-Essential Workforce Travel
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After ordering 75 percent of the New York workforce to stay at home on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) has “closed the valve,” ordering all nonessential workers to stay at home in a press release Friday morning.
coronavirus
Student-Generated Spreadsheet Provides Safety Net for Those In Need
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Students have generated a spreadsheet with over 200 contacts willing to provide travel assistance and places to stay in wake of the several policies enacted in response to COVID-19, which have caused stress for students making last-minute plans.
Featured in Category
Hillel Invites Obamas’ Speech Writer Sarah Hurwitz to Campus
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Sarah Hurwitz, speechwriter to the Obamas, will give a talk to the Cornell and Ithaca community on March 23 about what it was like to work in the White House, as well as how she rediscovered her Jewish identity. Free tickets will be available in Willard Straight Hall starting on March 9, through the show date.
Human Ecology
Cornell Announces New School of Public Policy Amid Months of Conflict
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New school of Public Policy is announced after months of conflict and debate.
Valentine's Day
The Sun’s Annual ‘Officially Unofficial’ Love Survey Finds More Love, Sex on Campus This Year
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The second iteration of The Sun’s annual love and relationships survey offered the insights into the more intimate side of student life, including relationship statuses, hookup habits and dating experiences.
chili
Ithaca’s 22nd Annual Chili Cook-Off Brings The Heat
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Ithacans — bundled up with their coats and scarves — made their way to the Commons to see what chefs had in store for the the 22nd Annual Chili Cook-Off.