News
“Friends of the Library” Charity Book Sale Raises Money for County Public Libraries
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The biannual “Friends of the Library” book sale helps raise funds for Tompkins County’s public libraries
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Graduate Student Co-founds Charitable Trust for Uyghur Diaspora in Turkey
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Rizwangul NurMuhummad, grad, co-founded a funding and training initiative targeting the needs of Uyghur women and students in Turkey.
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Student Spotlight on Samay Bansal ‘21: COVID-19 Hunger Relief Efforts
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Hoping to make a difference in his community, Hotel School student Samay Bansal ‘21 founded Million Meals Mission in 2016. The nonprofit aims to reduce global food insecurity through alliances with grassroots partners and food distributors. His first goal was to feed 1,000,000 people a meal, after being inspired by The Shed that Fed a Million Children: The Extraordinary Story of Mary’s Meals, a book by entrepreneur and philanthropist Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow. MMM began its work in Ludhiana, India, and has since expanded to Saadi Rasoi, India, the LaValla primary school for physically disabled students in Cambodia and the organization Rise Against Hunger in its meal-distribution efforts. Today, MMM is doing its part to support populations impacted by food insecurity as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fifth Annual Big Red Thon Draws Hundred of Students, Raises $27,000 For Charity
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The event marked the fifth year of Cornell’s Big Red Thon, a dance marathon that raises funds and awareness for the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse, New York.
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Pole Dancing for Planned Parenthood: Cornell Pole Posse’s First Annual Showcase
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“I came for the pole and stayed for the posse,” says Veronica Wertz ’21, one of the fourteen students performing in Cornell Pole Posse’s first annual showcase this Friday to benefit Planned Parenthood.
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Through Music and Dances, Latino Students Fundraise for Charities in Solidarity
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Reggaeton pulsed through Agava last Friday night, packed with students dancing and — if they were of age — enjoying a variety of drinks.
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Cornell Takes Ninth Place for Most Donated-To Non-Profit Nationally With $743 Million
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The University collected over $743 million in donations in 2017, compared to $1.28 billion from Harvard, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Arts & Culture
Shall We Dance? Yes, but not Around Colonialism
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As a longtime Zadie Smith fan, I began my journey into Swing Time, her latest novel, with a certain degree of expectation. I anticipated to be entertained, that there would be points where I laughed and, as a testament to the complexity of her writing, for there also to be moments in the book when I cried. I did not however, expect to feel intense irritation, almost to the point of hatred. The plot of Swing Time is effectively split into two. The first revolves around the childhood friendship of two girls tied together by their similar skin tones and mutual love of dance.
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United Way Kicks Off Annual Campaign
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Cornell’s United Way chapter kicked off its annual campaign Friday in Willard Straight Hall, featuring remarks from Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 as well as student and staff representatives. Cornell United Way, which raised $815,152 last year, works in conjunction with the United Way of Tompkins County to provide basic needs of education, income and health to members of the community. With a total campaign goal of $2 million for the year, United Way is hoping that this year’s Cornell contributions will reach $750,000. Myrick, who said he is no stranger to hard times, stressed the importance of coming together to address community needs. “After a lifetime of poverty, I came to understand that big problems require collective solutions,” Myrick said.