bus crash
Cornell Alumna Dies in Bus Crash on Way From Ithaca to New York City
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Rebecca Blanco M.B.A. ’17, of Vacaville, Calif., was killed in the crash, authorities confirmed.
Snow
Cornell Could See First Snow of Season This Thursday
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The official University weather service lists a chance of “snow showers” for early Thursday morning after 2 a.m. and before 8 a.m.
Equity & Engagement Living-Learning Community
Equity & Engagement Living-Learning Community Opens in Former Psi Upsilon Fraternity House After Multi-Million Dollar Renovation
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In August, the brand-new Equity and Engagement Living-Learning Community quietly opened its doors in the former house of Cornell’s chapter of the Psi Upsilon fraternity — infamous for sexual and racial assault incidents — at 2 Forest Park Lane in West Campus.
Mars Rover
NASA Awaits ‘Miraculous Recovery’ or ‘Honorable Death’ of Cornell-Led Mars Rover
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Principal investigator of the Mars rover missions, Prof. Steven Squyres ’78 is “now teaching adults, college students, who cannot remember a time when there wasn’t a rover on Mars.” The rover, Opportunity, who has been on Mars for 14 years became unresponsive in June following a massive dust storm on the planet.
fire
Cat Dies at Cornell Vet College After Being Rescued from Garage Fire on South Hill
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Firefighters rescued a cat and treated it with a pet oxygen resuscitation mask as they drove it to the Cornell Companion Animal Hospital, where the cat died of its injuries.
democratic primary
Cynthia Nixon Promises to Convert Cayuga Power Plant Into a Renewable Energy Facility, Vows Plant Will ‘Never’ Run on Fracked Gas
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“Being a leader in renewable energy is not only good for our health but a growing industry that New York needs to be on the ground floor of,” Nixon told a crowd of over 200 supporters at The Space @ GreenStar.
Election
Democratic Candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon to Visit Ithaca on Sept. 1
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Democratic candidate for New York State governor Cynthia Nixon announced on her Facebook page Wednesday that she will travel to Ithaca on Saturday, Sept. 1 to make a “major environmental announcement.”
North Campus
University Releases Full Plan to Expand North Campus to House ‘100 Percent’ of Freshmen and Sophomores
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The City of Ithaca the University’s full site plan for the expansion of North Campus housing, including construction and renovation plans for buildings and facilities, as well as changes in on-campus living requirements and potential increases in class size.
Mark J. Hausknecht
Former Bush Doctor and Cornell Alumnus Fatally Shot in Houston; Suspect Dead of Suicide
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Prominent cardiologist Dr. Mark J. Hausknecht, who graduated Cornell in 1975, treated President George H.W. Bush and was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity, was fatally shot while biking to work in Houston last month.
AAP
Cornell AAP Names J. Meejin Yoon Its First Female Dean
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J. Meejin Yoon ’94 will become the next dean of Cornell’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, making her the first female dean in the school’s 122-year history.