Looking back on 2020, here’s what Cornellians remember.
food insecurity
Organizations Work to Minimize Food Insecurity in Tompkins County
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As the pandemic exacerbates food insecurity, Tompkins County residents have ramped up their efforts to provide each other with groceries and meals.
Featured in Category
New App Connects Cornellians and Fosters Friendships
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With social interaction stalled, an app to connect classmates, “Amigo,” launched on campus in early December to connect students.
Goldwin Smith
Trustees Vote to Remove Goldwin Smith, Who Held Racist, Sexist Beliefs, From Honorary Professor Titles
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The Board of Trustees voted to remove the name of the former professor from the titles of 14 other professors.
Mitrano
Central N.Y. Dems Criticize DCCC, State Party After Disappointing Election For Down-Ballot Candidates
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Democrats from Upstate New York feel that the state’s Democratic party left them behind.
collegetown
CTB Agrees to Employee Demands, Shuttering In-Person Dining and Increasing Pay
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Collegetown Bagels management has decided to give in to their employees’ demands, which they have shared over an online petition last week.
Collegetown Bagels
Collegetown Bagels, Ithaca Bakery Employees Demand Virus Safety Precautions, Hazard Pay
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In response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Ithaca, Collegetown Bagels and Ithaca Bakery employees have circulated a petition demanding better virus safety measures.
chuck feeney
Cornell’s Largest Donor Chuck Feeney ’56 Gives Away Entire Fortune
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Known for his surreptitious giving campaigns — recently donating the last of his fortune — the former hotel school student is more than a businessman. He is a philanthropic institution at Cornell and beyond — and soon, he’ll be the namesake of the road that runs through the Ithaca campus.
Ithaca Police Department
Activists, Government Officials Continue to Clash Over Police Budget in Town Hall
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For months, activists in Ithaca have rallied to defund the police, citing the mistreatment of marginalized people, particularly Black and Indigenous people of color. But the city government has largely pushed back on these calls as the police department has shrunk, stressing the continued need for officers.
police disarmament
Reversing Stances, S.A. Approves Cornell Police Disarmament in 3-Hour Meeting Marred by Procedural Debates
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The Student Assembly passed a resolution calling for Cornell Police disarmament during its last meeting of the semester on Thursday.
code of conduct revision
Undeterred By Calls For Delay, Board of Trustees Approves Controversial Code of Conduct Revisions
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Despite repeated attempts by student representatives to postpone a vote, the Board of Trustees voted to accept the recent Cornell code of conduct revisions — the culmination of a process almost two years in the making.