Athlete
Star Soccer Player Carli Lloyd Talks Equal Pay and History-Making Goals
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Two-time FIFA World Cup champion Carli Lloyd exchanged her number ten jersey and cleats for a sweater and jeans as she took to the stage at Cornell on Friday night.
Athlete
Olympian, National Champion, and Soon a Pre-Med Student: Figure Skater Karen Chen Looks Forward to Life at Cornell
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At the age of 19, Karen Chen ’23 has already won the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, competed at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and published a book. Now, she’s joining Cornell’s Class of 2023.
student-elected trustee election
JT Baker ’21 Would Have Won Trustee Election, ‘Expected’ to Serve With Jaewon Sim ’21
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JT Baker ’21, who was disqualified from the student trustee race, would have won the position had he stayed in the race. He will fill a vacant spot on the Cornell Board of Trustees alongside Jaewon Sim ’21, the undergraduate trustee-elect, for the next two years starting July.
Wearable Technology
Cornell Alumnus Invents Wearable Technology to Help Athletes Measure Running Speed
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Former Cornell place-kicker launches new wearable technology with his start-up company, hoping that the new product can replace the stopwatches that athletes rely on to measure their running speed.
Activism
Former NBA Basketball Player to Explore Role of Athletes in Social Activism
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Cornell Prof. Lawrence Glickman, history and American studies, hopes that the athlete’s presentation on his new book and visit to a Cornell history course will address the responsibilities of athletes “in our political culture,” he said.