Featured in Category
Solar Flashback: Happy 139th Birthday to The Sun!
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From the beginning, The Sun has remained an independent business, always operating outside the University’s sway. Here, we take a look at some of its milestone birthdays.
limebike
Five LimeBikes Found on Fire, Police Suspect Foul Play
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At around 1:30 a.m., a LimeBike was on fire near Cornell’s North Campus. The fire appeared to be minor, Cornell police said, but not an accident.
civil discourse
Conway and Katyal Engage in Civil Discourse on Executive Power — A ‘Weird Time’ Under President Trump
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“It is kind of like asking what you think about white while you are staring at the sun,” said lawyer Neal Katyal on the prospect of analyzing presidential power and the role of the executive branch in the time of Trump.
Protest
Amazon Rainforest Fire Sparks Climate Protest at ClubFest
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Cornell Students for Animal Rights and Cornell Vegan Society stood in solidarity outside of Barton Hall during Sunday’s ClubFest, bearing signs of “Burning the Amazon is Genocide” and “Take Action” to protest the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
carbon neutral
Cornell Goes for Green: New Sustainability Council Forms to Keep C.U. on Track
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To maintain its status as a leader in promoting campus and climate sustainability, Cornell has announced a new sustainability force: the Sustainable Cornell Council.
Anabel's Grocery
Bread n’ Butter Food Pantry Closes, University-Run Pantry to Open
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“The Bread n’ Butter Pantry will not be returning to campus as a student organization,” a Bread n’ Butter Facebook post said on Sept. 5.
marjory stoneman douglass
Parkland Activists David Hogg and Samantha Fuentes Are Coming to Cornell on Sept. 28
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On Sept. 28, student activists David Hogg and Samantha Fuentes, survivors of the shooting in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., will be giving a talk about the impact of engaged and empowered youth.
![“[Students are] just celebrating how it's just a huge load off of your shoulders, whether it's first year students who are going to benefit for four years, [or] second years, third years, even the fourth-year students who are getting one year benefit from the program are super excited,” Griswold said.](https://i1.wp.com/cornellsun.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pg-1-WeillCornell-HilarySwiftNYT.jpg?fit=1170%2C780)
augustine choi
Students Declare Victory as Weill Cornell Moves to Nix Debt
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Presidential candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) — a staunch advocate for cutting tuition costs — congratulated the University in a Facebook post for “doing what once seemed like an impossible dream.”
unconscious biases
Bus in Arts Quad Reminds Students to Check Their Blindspots, Unconscious Biases
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“The main goal is to really educate people on unconscious bias, the way all we make snap judgments on the way people look and sound,” tour coordinator Anthony Petrowski told The Sun.
Arts and Sciences
Dean Ray Jayawardhana on His First Year at a ‘Non-Stuffy’ Ivy and His Vision Moving Forward
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The Sun sat down with Ray Jayawardhana to reflect back on his first year — and to discuss what might be next for Arts and Sciences.