The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/category/news/page/2/)
Fifteen sports industry professionals will speak in New York City at the ILR Sports Leadership Summit to discuss the opportunities and future of the industry. Speakers will include the current commissioner of the National Hockey League, the ESPN president and co-chair of Disney Media Networks and the co-head of CAA Sports.
With a new score of 74.47, Cornell is ranked as one of the top 20 “Coolest Schools.” Cornell’s score was based off of the new Sustainable Landscapes Trail, Anabel’s Grocery store, the Lake Source Cooling energy system and the in-progress Earth Source Heat energy project.
Three years after graduating Cornell, Irene Li ’15 has already made it onto Forbes’ 30 Under 30. Li operates Street Kitchen, a food truck, and Mei Mei restaurant. Both business ventures are located in Boston and have an emphasis on sustainability and transparency.
Cornell had one of the largest showings at the Clinton Global Initiative University in Chicago in late October. Twelve Cornell students and alumni went to meet individuals from all over the world to discuss ideas and share their experience in launching social ventures.
Even in his retirement, Prof. Emeritus Richard McNeil, department of natural resources, led 25 people on Cornell Adult University’s first study tour to Mongolia. The lecturer died on Sept. 25 at the age of 85.
Hip-hop legend Bobbito García presented a self-directed autobiographical film to a full-house on Tuesday, chronicling his ascension from a child struggling with alienation to a multi-talented icon.
Democrats were projected to seize the majority in the House with 33 new seats, while the Republicans were predicted to pick up three more seats to fortify their Senate majority according to polling site FiveThirtyEight.
The party maintained the Governorship and Assembly majority and flipped several State Senate seats to gain control of the only branch evading their grasp since 2011.
Five of the nine Cornell alumni running for Congressional office secured a victory.
Students watched as election coverage reported that Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives, the Republicans maintained control of the Senate on Tuesday night at various watch party locations throughout campus.