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Early Morning Fire in Collegetown Apartment Building Leaves Some Students Displaced

By Angela Bunay, Aimée Eicher and Surita Basu | December 6, 2022

Early Monday morning, a fire broke out on the third floor of Collegetown Center, an apartment complex which houses many Cornell students.

“A Piece of the Hill”: How the Cornell Club Supports Alumni Community, Withstanding A Pandemic

By Surita Basu | December 5, 2022

In-person events and programs return to the Cornell Club in Manhattan, New York, remaining a quintessential hub for Cornellians across generations.

A Big Red Love Story: Alumni Hold Vow Renewal Ceremony On Campus

By Surita Basu | November 16, 2022

Two Cornell lovebirds returned to campus to renew their vows in a Cornell-themed ceremony.

LIVE UPDATES: Midterm Election Results 2022

By Angela Bunay, Sofia Rubinson, Surita Basu, Aimée Eicher, Estee Yi, Tamara Kamis, Jonathan Mong, Gabriel Muñoz, Xinyu Hu, Marisa Cefola, Eric Reilly, Dylan Jackaway | November 8, 2022

Follow The Sun for live updates on congressional races involving alums, and states where most students are from.

President Martha Pollack Highlights “To Do The Greatest Good” Campaign at State of the University Address, Students Demonstrate Outside

By Surita Basu | October 18, 2022

On Oct. 13, President Martha Pollack delivered her second State of the University Address this year at the 72nd Trustee-Council Annual Meeting in Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall. In the speech, which highlighted expansions across the University’s three campuses, Pollack reiterated the importance of the University’s To Do The Greatest Good fundraising campaign, which aims to raise $5 billion over the next five years. Following remarks by Kraig H. Kayser, MBA ’84, chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees, and Arturo Carrillo ’96, MEng ’97, chair of the Cornell University Council, Pollack began her speech noting that this was her second State of the University address this year. The previous TCAM was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from October 2021 to March 2022.

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Cornell’s Endowment Reports 1.3 Percent Loss Amid Global Market Turmoil

By Surita Basu | October 3, 2022

After a thirty-year record return last year, Cornell’s endowment reported a 1.3 percent investment loss, ending the 2022 fiscal year at $9.8 billion.

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Campus COVID-19 Cases Fall After August Spike

By Surita Basu | September 20, 2022

With the removal of PCR testing sites and the classroom mask requirement, University policies have allowed for the most “normal” semester since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. As the University rolled back COVID-19 restrictions for the fall, there are still active cases on campus.