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Shruti Juneja is a member of the Class of 2020 in the College of Arts and Sciences. She was a News Editor on the 136th Editorial Board and is a Senior Editor on the 137th Editorial Board. She can be reached at [email protected].
A Collegetown staple is transitioning to provide food for the community with a “pay what you can” system, takeout only services and an option for patrons to “pay it forward” by purchasing meals for those in need.
Six individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tompkins County as 93 still await test results.
Professors must figure out how to conduct their classes online starting after spring break until the end of the semester. However, for laboratory, discussion-based and physical education classes, a virtual classroom is difficult to facilitate, pushing professors to find innovative ways to bring their classes online — or forcing them to cancel.
Lime bikes have been whizzing around Ithaca’s streets since 2018, a bright green contrast to the white that blankets the area. Now, legislative efforts at the state level might bolster the pilot program with the addition of electric bikes and scooters.
Praised as an engaging professor, respected academic, persistent leader, compassionate friend and supportive colleague, Prof. Yervant Terzian, astronomy, passed away last week on Nov. 25 at the age of 80 “after a long illness,” according to his obituary.
The University cancelled classes and closed the campus on Monday due to the latest seasonal storm, and although past shutdowns have been rare, snow storms have affected campus in various ways over the decades.
Greek life is one of the oldest and most controversial systems at Cornell. The current structure of Greek life that we’re familiar with has been decades in the making, and in this week’s Solar Flashback, we wanted to take a look back at some of the most significant policy changes involving social Greek organizations. As Greek life reforms come into the spotlight once again, it’s important to understand its history in order to gain insights for future change.
From Cornell’s earliest Halloweens to the present, revelers have used the occasion to both celebrate and wreak havoc.
Two victims reported that an unknown male had forcibly touched them in a “sexual manner” on Sunday. The Ithaca Police Department is still investigating the incident.
“Scabby the Rats’ owners are the Upstate New York Operating Engineers Local 158 Union, who let him loose in an attempt to engage the University about how LRS Excavating, the subcontractor conducting the excavation of the North Campus Residential Expansion, may be paying its workers substandard wages.