Ryan said she poses questions to Trump to ensure the government transparency she believes is crucial to fulfill the people’s right to information.
robbery
Male Subject Robs Tompkins Trust Company Branch in Downtown Ithaca
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This is not the first time the South Meadow branch was robbed in the last year.
Food and Brand Lab
Cornell Prof. Brian Wansink Resigns After Academic Misconduct Investigation
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“Professor Wansink committed academic misconduct in his research and scholarship, including misreporting of research data, problematic statistical techniques, failure to properly document and preserve research results, and inappropriate authorship,” the investigation concluded.
Wansink
Wansink Sinks Lower with 6 Study Retractions in A Day
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Prof. Brian Wansink had six of his studies added to the list of his retracted publications on Wednesday. Wansink has had 13 publications retracted in the past 18 months, a turn of events he calls “unjust.”
Pocket Points
Pocket Points Deals Expected to Shift Over Next Few Days
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The University said they will continue to honor pocket points at all locations, but the rewards are set to change over the next few days. It is unclear how much money, if any, the University has lost at this time, but they are looking into redemption rates.
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.
Employee Assembly
C.U. Real Estate Senior Director Elaborates on North Campus Housing Plans
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“These will be the best performing residential buildings on the Cornell campus today — that includes [Cornell] Tech,” Thomas said.
language
Stanford Sociolinguist: Black Vernacular English Speakers Face Discrimination
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“There is a very interesting and intimate connection between language variation, social class and race,” Prof. John Rickford said, “and it has very strong activist implications.”
Everest
Students Plan to Ascend Mount Everest, Raise Between $45,00 and $55,000
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Thirteen students are set to trek Mount Everest’s base camp next May. The program can take up to 20 students in an effort to raise $50,000 for WaterAid.
fire
Homeless Man Displaced by Fire in ‘The Jungle’ on Monday
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The cause of fire was undetermined. According to the press release, the firefighters struggled to find the best way to access the flame and used about 500 feet of hose to extinguish the fire.
hurricane florence
Students Affected by Hurricane Florence Share Stories, Fears
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For some Cornellians, Hurricane Florence hit particularly close to home.