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Cornell Republicans, Democrats Co-Host 9/11 Memorial Flag Planting
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Cornell Democrats and Cornell Republicans hosted a joint flag planting memorial to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.
Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies
Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department Celebrates 50th Anniversary
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After pioneering women’s studies in 1970, the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
CIS
Alumni, Industry Leaders to Return to Ithaca to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Computing and Information Science
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Twenty years after Cornell launched an interdisciplinary Computing and Information Science unit to “mold the next generation of tech innovators and thought leaders,” some of those leaders will return to Ithaca to share their vision for the next 20 years — just a few days before Homecoming weekend.
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12 Years of Consistent Conversation: Cornell Podcast All Things Equal Airs 600th Episode
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The radio show — focused on conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion — released its 600th episode on April 23. For this landmark, Stewart interviewed City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and Ithaca City School District Superintendent Luvelle Brown.
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Cornell To Honor 50th Anniversary of Willard Straight Hall Takeover With Keynote Event and Commemorative Walk
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The 50th Anniversary of the Willard Straight Hall Occupation continues this week with a keynote conversation between two alumni involved in the protest and a remembrance walk from the Africana Center to Willard Straight Hall.
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Cornell Chimes Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial With Sing-Alongs and Birthday Cake
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The Cornell Chimes — a set of 21 bells housed in McGraw Tower — will celebrate its 150 year anniversary during this year’s homecoming weekend with a special narrated concert and a chimesmasters reunion for the classes of 1965 to 2021.
Arts & Culture
CHAZAN | The Revolution Will Not Have Shoulderpads: Image Comics 25 Years Later
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One of the largest comics publishers has reached a milestone anniversary this year. Image Comics, now in its 25th year, also happens to be experiencing of its most successful years ever. Initially a major driver of the speculation boom in the early ‘90s comics market, Image has recently reached the pop culture zeitgeist again with numerous bestselling titles which put most of Marvel and DC’s output outside the box office to shame. Image has represented very polarizing ideals in the comics scene over the years, a seeming contradiction in the direct market paradigm. On one hand, they have represented the utter absence of artistry in the mainstream, the muscle-bound inanity and collector’s items of the late nineties boom and bust at their most abject.