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Vice President Ainslie Leaves for Princeton

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After 22 years on Cornell’s campus, Carolyn Ainslie, vice president for planning and budget, will be departing to become vice president for finance at Princeton University. In lieu of Ainslie’s departure, Provost Biddy Martin and President David J. Skorton jointly named Paul Streeter, Ainslie’s deputy, as Cornell’s interim vice president for planning and budget.
“Opportunities like this don’t come up this often,” Ainslie told The Sun. “It’s a good fit for me. I will draw on my experience from Cornell.”

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Alumni Board Deactivates Current Members of Psi Upsilon Fraternity

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In an attempt to protect the prosperity of the fraternity and the safety of its members, the alumni board of Psi Upsilon decided to shut down the fraternity until the board deems it fit. Though the members of the campus fraternity have been deactivated, the chapter maintains its official recognition in the eyes of the University.

“While Cornell University still recognizes Psi Upsilon as an active fraternity on campus, the alumni have de-activated all of its members,” said Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity and sorority affairs, in light of the recent events.

Mike Bergelson ’95, alumni president of the chapter, explained the alumni’s decision to temporarily suspend the fraternity.

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Class of '08 Gift Tops $60K; Thousands Gather for Commencement Weekend Ceremonies

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“Let us take time out so that we are able to better the lives of others.” This was the final piece of advice that Dr. Maya Angelou, world-renown poet and author, gave to Cornell’s graduating Class of 2008 during her Convocation address on May 24 in Schoellkopf Stadium.

Cornell’s 140th Commencement took place this weekend as graduating seniors received their diplomas and left the home they have come to know during the past four years.

Senior Class President Vince Hartman ’08 instructed his fellow classmates to keep strong ties with Cornell.

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Any Person, Almost Any Study: C.U. Lacks Journalism Major

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When Cornell was founded in 1865, Ezra Cornell stated that “[He] would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” This quotation, which became Cornell’s motto, may not hold completely true, since the University fails to provide many majors, including a journalism program.
Scott Conroe MPS ’98, who taught science writing and magazine journalism at Cornell for seven years, summarized the history of Cornell’s journalism program since he came to C.U. in 1996.

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Risk Board Game Moves Online and to C.U

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Cornell students, arm yourselves. GoCrossCampus, an online version of the board game Risk, has invaded Cornell’s campus.
Initially played between colleges in the Ivy League Championship Tournament, GoCrossCampus has established a game exclusive to Cornellians, becoming an intra-campus battle. Divided by the various possible residences on and off campus, Cornell students vie to take over the halls and libraries of this virtual battleground. At the present, the Cook/Becker/Bethe team is in the lead with Off Campus, Program Houses with the Gothics/C-Town Dorms/Co-Ops trailing close behind. The freshmen residence teams are the weakest.

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S.A. Considers Its Own Checks and Balances

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At yesterday’s Student Assembly meeting, president-elect Ryan Lavin ’09 discussed the results of a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats organizational analysis aimed at identifying current problems of the S.A. The analysis concluded that the S.A. needed a judiciary body to ensure fair practices.
As a result of past accusations of extortion in the S.A., some of its members — including former president Elan Greenberg ’08, current president C.J. Slicklen ’09, and Lavin — helped establish a forum of discussion about a judiciary body. [img_assist|nid=29996|title=Making the point|desc=Ryan Lavin ’09, president-elect of the Student Assembly speaks during the S.A. Meeting in The Straight yesterday.|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0]

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Union Days Brings Labor Specialists

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The School of Industrial and Labor Relations had its annual Union Days event yesterday. The conference consisted of a one-day panel discussion entitled “Worker Power in the 2008 Election: Is Change for Real?”
Moderated by Fil Eden ’10, president of Cornell’s Organization for Labor Action, the discussion featured guest speakers Jane McDonald-Pines, executive assistant to the executive vice president of the AFL-CIO; Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute; Barbara Lifton, New York State Assemblywoman; and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, executive officer of the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council.

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Report: Women Excluded from Exec. Positions

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Recent research from the Institute for Women and Work, part of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, revealed that while women are increasingly rising to middle-management positions, a glass ceiling still exists and restricts women access to executive offices.
Along with the Women’s Executive Circle of New York, the Institute for Women and Work recorded the number of women at the top of the 100 largest publicly-held corporations in New York.
According to the report “2007 New York Census: The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State,” women hold 15.6 percent of the 1,129 board seats and 11.9 percent of the 354 executive offices in the 100 largest public companies in New York.

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C.U. Avoids Conflicts of Interest With Acceptance of Donations

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While American universities benefit from government endowments, business corporations and alumni contributions, college administrators are cautious not to relinquish some of their autonomy in the name of donations.
Donations that come with strings attached pose a dilemma to Cornell administrators and professors who receive funding from businesses, governments and wealthy individuals.

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S.A., Grads Compromise on Funding for Slope Day

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As the Student Assembly prepared for Slope Day, some of its members expressed discontent about the social loafing of Cornell graduate students. Yesterday, the S.A. came together along with representatives from the Office of the University Registrar in search of a compromise concerning Slope Day funding.
They concluded that the Cornell administration would bear the cost of getting the information of attending undergraduates and graduates through ticketing. With this data, undergraduates could then determine an appropriate role for the GPSA in funding Slope Day for years to come.