SUNBURSTS | Demonstrations and Vigils

This past week, the Cornell and Ithaca communities came together to take a stand for and honor the causes and conflicts they are most passionate about. Cornell Graduate Students United — Wednesday, Oct. 2

Last Wednesday, approximately 180 Cornell Graduate Students United members and supporters gathered in front of Bailey Hall and Day Hall to protest the suspension of international graduate student Momodou Taal. (Ming DeMers/Sun Photography Editor)

CGSU argued the union should be able to bargain Taal’s suspension with the University under a Memorandum of Agreement reached last July. Taal taught a First-Year Writing Seminar class before his suspension, meaning his working conditions were impacted by the University’s disciplinary action.

SUNBURSTS | CU Downtown

CU Downtown welcomed and introduced students to the downtown Ithaca area last Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Performances, tables and food filled the Commons. YAMATAI | Yamatai Drum Group performed at CU Downtown. They played traditional and community Japanese taiko pieces.Ming DeMers/Sun Photography Editor

PREMIUM BLEND | Ithaca College’s female a cappella group Premium Blend performed at the Bernie Milton Pavillion.Stephan Menasche/Sun Staff Photographer

MIDDLE EASTERN | Cornell’s Middle Eastern Music Ensemble performed at CU Downtown. Stephan Menasche/Sun Staff Photographer

PITCH PLEASE | Pitch Please, an Ithaca College a capella, was the last performance of the day.Ming DeMers/Sun Photography Editor

I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM | Purity Ice Cream served hot dogs and ice cream from their stand.

The Yellow Deli, Local Restaurant Owned by ‘White Supremacist Cult,’ Accepts Cornell City Bucks

During the two-week long strike that saw more than 1,000 Cornell workers walk out and closures of eateries around campus, Cornell gave 50 City Bucks to students on some University meal plans. In late August, a sign appeared in The Yellow Deli’s window that City Bucks and Ithaca College Bomber Bucks, a similar Ithaca College currency for buying food, would be accepted at the restaurant.