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Tuition Rate Expected To Rise Less Than Usual

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In the midst of a national financial crisis, college students must face the additional burden of increased tuition costs. Tuition for the current academic year for private institutions increased by 5.9 percent and by 6.4 percent for in-state public colleges, according to College Board’s most recent pricing report. The inflation rate for the same period was less, at 5.6 percent.
Though average tuition outpaced inflation for another year, most colleges decided not to increase tuition relative to inflation as much as in past years, acting “socially responsible,” according to Prof. Ronald Ehrenberg, industrial and labor relations and economics.

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Cornell Extends Congo Week

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“The Congo is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world and has been called the worst war since World War II,” said Nate Houghton ’11, founder and president of Cornellians for the Congo. “While conflicts like Darfur are so well known, the ironic thing about the Congo is that nobody knows about it.”
Throughout the event entitled “Break the Silence,” Cornell student activists have commemorated the devastating conflict in the Congo. Though Congo Week was officially celebrated last week on more than 100 university campus around the globe, Cornell students have decided to host a two-week campaign to ensure a lasting impact on the international perspectives of Cornell students.

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Disability Activists Address Ways to Make C.U. More Accessible

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Andrea Haenlin-Mott and Katherine Fahey, members of the Executive Disability Group and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Team, spoke with the Student Assembly yesterday about their strategy for making Cornell more accessible for faculty, staff and students.
Vincent Andrews ’11, S.A. representative-at-large, invited the two women to discuss their plans because he believes the S.A. should be aware and involved in an initiative that greatly affects the welfare of the student body.
“Disabled students exist on campus and we need to grant them the proper attention and representation,” said Andrews. “We’re listening to their concerns and discussing the issues.”

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Interfaith Dinner Fosters Dialogue

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Cornell students enjoyed a night of delicious food and stimulating discussion at a Jewish-Muslim Dialogue Dinner last night.
With Rosh Hashanah and the end of Ramadan coinciding together this year, Jewish and Muslim students on campus gathered in the One World Room at Annabel Taylor Hall in the hopes of bridging a dialogue between the two communities. Cornell Hillel, Muslim Education Cultural Association (MECA), Cornell Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Islamic Alliance for Justice were the four hosts of the dinner.

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Congress Rejects Bailout Plan

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With Congress’ refusal to pass the $700 billion financial bailout bill, the government has yet to come to the rescue of Wall Street.
The failed legislation aimed to help banks by buying up their bad mortgages so that the banks would be more inclined to lend. Many financial firms instructed their employees to lobby to their politicians to pass a solution that would improve their economic condition. As a result of Congress’ failure to pass legislation to alleviate the situation, the Dow Jones industrials had its worst day in two decades, dropping 777 points.
Leaders of the financial market were livid with the government’s decision. Since the immediate effect was drastic, long-term effects of the government’s inaction could be devastating.

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Net-Print Costs Cover More Than Just Paper, Includes Maintenance

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Last year, Cornell printed 10 million pages of paper. Many students — fed up with the amount of money they pay to print their papers and articles at Cornell’s libraries — wonder where that money goes.
One of the main arguments in favor of charging students for printing is that it encourages students to print less and waste less paper. Rick Cochran, program analyst specialist for CIT Systems and Operations, said at that Princeton University, where students are not charged to print, students print four to five times more than those at Cornell.
Most students understand why they are charged to print, but many complain about the way the price is set.

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Cornellians, Ithacans Break World Record In Greek Week Event

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“Records were made to be broken” is the new motto for Cornell’s Greeks, who broke the Guinness World Record for the most people to carry a baton 100 meters in a continuous relay. The Greek Relay from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday marked the conclusion of Cornell’s annual Greek Week, which is meant to bring together all of the Greek chapters for days of fun, games and camaraderie.
[video:node=31703] Among the requirements for world record status is that the event must have a certain number of witnesses sign off on the completion of the world record. Lauren Wein ’09 of Pi Beta Phi Sorority is one of these witnesses; she had to be present for the entire relay.

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Students Consider Opportunities at Career Fair

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Though the weather was dismal and the economy is in a recession, Cornell students from across the University put on their best smiles and donned their best clothes as they met with companies from all over at the world at the Career Fair in Barton Hall yesterday. The two-day event will conclude today with an event devoted to technical and engineering professions.
Jennifer DeRosa, assistant director of Employer Relations for Cornell, said that while the number of companies attending the technical engineering fair increased from last year, the general interest career fair is “down a little, but not a significant[ly].”

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Event Fosters Community Cohesion

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The Collegetown Neighborhood Council hosted “Info and Wings” yesterday in an attempt to bridge the gap between non-student residents living in Collegetown and Cornell students. A sign outside the Collegetown fire station read “Free Wings, Pizza, and Info” as members from all parts of the local community congregated for informative discussion and delicious food.
“This purpose of this event is to get the local community and students to meet each other, communicate with each other, and share information,” said Jenifer Westbrook, community relations assistant for Cornell. “Last year, we had 50 to 100 people show up and they seemed to enjoy it.”

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Committee Seeks More Transparency in Provost Search

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The search for the next University provost is underway. Calling all members of the Cornell community to offer input, the Provost Search Committee sent a University-wide e-mail over the summer requesting nominations.
The committee will be looking internally for Biddy Martin’s replacement. It will narrow the nominations to compile a short list of candidates from which President David Skorton will then choose the next provost.
With hopes of completing their task by October, the search committee stopped accepting nominations yesterday.
“We have to do our job quickly,” Prof. Martha Haynes, astronomy, and Chair of the Provost Search Committee, said. “But we do not want to rush. With such an important decision, we must take our time and be deliberate.”